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The Ransom of Red Chief: Directed by Alvin Rakoff. With William Bendix, Russell Collins, Hans Conried, Teddy Rooney. Based upon a famous O. Henry short story, two crooks think they have an opportunity to make a quick buck by kidnapping a rich man's son.
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- William Bendix, Russell Collins, Hans Conried
- Alvin Rakoff
The Ransom of Red Chief (1959) Based upon a famous O. Henry short story, two crooks think they have an opportunity to make a quick buck by kidnapping a rich man's son. Ironically, the hostage takers become the hostages as they pay through the nose becoming the butts of the kid's stunts.
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Based upon a famous O. Henry short story, two crooks think they have an opportunity to make a quick buck by kidnapping a rich man's son. Ironically, the hostage takers become the hostages as they pay through the nose becoming the butts of the kid's stunts. Alvin Rakoff. Director.
One evening after sundown, we drove in a buggy past old Dorset’s house. The kid was in the street, throwing rocks at a kitten on the opposite fence. “Hey, little boy!” says Bill, “would you like to have a bag of candy and a nice ride?”. The boy catches Bill neatly in the eye with a piece of brick.
Contents. The Ransom of Red Chief. "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a short story by O. Henry first published in the July 6, 1907 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. It follows two men who kidnap and demand a ransom for a wealthy man's son. Eventually, the men are overwhelmed by the boy's spoiled and hyperactive behavior, so they pay his father to ...
- O. Henry
- 1907
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The Ransom of Red Chief (home movie) Short film. Home movie. - Year in film: 1900s ? - Who in bibs: boy ~ 18? - Comment: One young man or older teen boy shirtless and barefoot in blue bibs. By searching for some clips of the 1998 Hallmark movie starring Haley Joel Osment for my western blog, I found this one.
