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World for Ransom

World for Ransom

He was lured kiss-by-kiss into an incredible plot to destroy the world!

1954•1h 22m•5.1/10
DramaActionThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.1/10(21)

In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.

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Production

Plaza Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Mike Callahan / Corrigan

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Alexis Pederas

Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Julian March

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Major Ian Bone

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Governor Sir Charles Coutts

Marian Carr

Marian Carr

Frennessey March

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Sean O'Connor

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Insp. McCollum

Carmen D'Antonio

Dancer

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Wong

Clarence Lung

Clarence Lung

Johnny Chan

Lou Nova

Guzik

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Spencer Chan

Herschel Graham

Club Patron (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Military Officer (uncredited)

George Hoagland

Gustave Lax

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Beal Wong

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