"A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers."
Glenn Ford
as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
Donna Reed
as Edith Stannard
Leslie Nielsen
as Charlie Telfer
Juano Hernández
as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Robert Keith
as Police Chief Jim Backett
Richard Gaines
as Langly
Mabel Albertson
as Mrs. Partridge
Alexander Scourby
as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Lori March
as Elizabeth Stannard
Bobby Clark
as Andrew "Andy" Stannard
Robert Burton
as Sheriff Jake Kessing
Juanita Moore
as Shirley Lorraine
Ainslie Pryor
as Al Stannard
Olan Soule
as Bank Clerk
Charles Herbert
as Butchie Ritter
Art Lewis
as Newsman
Dick Rich
as Sgt. Wenzel
Peter Adams
as George Portalis (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Daly
as Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
George Dunn
Jack Gargan
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
as Officer (uncredited)
Alan Harris
as Telephone Employee (uncredited)
Billy Nelson
as Angry Man in Fight (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Leon Tyler
as TV Assistant Director (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
as Policeman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Allen Jaffe
as Townsman (uncredited)
Alex Segal
Director
Jeff Alexander
Original Music Composer
Nicholas Nayfack
Producer
Richard Pefferle
Set Decoration
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Cyril Hume
Screenplay
Richard Maibaum
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Arthur E. Arling
Director of Photography
Ferris Webster
Editor
Edwin B. Willis
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Arthur Lonergan
Will Beitel
Orchestrator
