World for Ransom is a 1954 American film noir drama directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Dan Duryea, Patric Knowles, Gene Lockhart, Reginald Denny and Nigel Bruce (in his final film role).
A private eye working in Singapore is asked by his ex-girlfriend to investigate her husband, who she fears is involved in crime. The private eye finds himself caught up in a plot hatched by Alexis Paderas to kidnap a top nuclear scientist and ransom his bomb-making expertise to the highest bidder and only the PI, and a suspicious British intelligence agent, can rescue him.
Credits:
Dan Duryea as Mike Callahan aka Corrigan
Gene Lockhart as Alexis Pederas
Patric Knowles as Julian March
Reginald Denny as Major Ian Bone
Nigel Bruce as Governor Sir Charles Crotts
Marian Carr as Frenessey March
Arthur Shields as O'Connor
Douglass Dumbrille as Inspector McCollum
Carmen D'Antonio as Dancer
Keye Luke as Wong
Clarence Lung as Johnny Chan
Lou Nova as Guzik
Beal Wong as Wu, Bartender
Strother Martin as Corporal
Patrick Allen as Soldier
Spencer Chan as Club Patron
Herschel Graham as Club Patron
Directed by Robert Aldrich (uncredited)
Screenplay by Lindsay Hardy
Hugo Butler (uncredited)
Produced by Bernard Tabakin, Robert Aldrich
Cinematography Joseph Biroc
Edited by Michael Luciano
Music by Frank De Vol
Production company Plaza Production
