
World for Ransom
Drama · Action · Thriller
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Dan Duryea
Dan Duryea
Mike Callahan / Corrigan
Dan Duryea
Mike Callahan / Corrigan


Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Alexis Pederas
Gene Lockhart
Alexis Pederas


Patric Knowles
Patric Knowles
Julian March
Patric Knowles
Julian March


Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny
Major Ian Bone
Reginald Denny
Major Ian Bone


Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce
Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Nigel Bruce
Governor Sir Charles Coutts


Marian Carr
Marian Carr
Frennessey March
Marian Carr
Frennessey March


Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields
Sean O'Connor
Arthur Shields
Sean O'Connor


Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
Insp. McCollum
Douglass Dumbrille
Insp. McCollum
Carmen D'Antonio
Carmen D'Antonio
Dancer
Carmen D'Antonio
Dancer


Keye Luke
Keye Luke
Wong
Keye Luke
Wong
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