

A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.

Glenn Ford
David G. 'Dave' Stannard

Donna Reed
Edith Stannard

Leslie Nielsen
Charlie Telfer

Juano Hernández
Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse

Robert Keith
Police Chief Jim Backett

Richard Gaines
Langly

Mabel Albertson
Mrs. Partridge

Alexander Scourby
Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

Lori March
Elizabeth Stannard
Bobby Clark
Andrew "Andy" Stannard

Robert Burton
Sheriff Jake Kessing

Juanita Moore
Shirley Lorraine

Ainslie Pryor
Al Stannard

Olan Soule
Bank Clerk

Charles Herbert
Butchie Ritter
Art Lewis
Newsman

Dick Rich
Sgt. Wenzel

Peter Adams
George Portalis (uncredited)

Paul Brinegar
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
Alex Segal
Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum
Released