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World for Ransom

A seasoned private detective and British authorities team up to take down a notorious crime syndicate that has kidnapped a nuclear physicist to sell on the black market in Singapore.

Director Robert Aldrich crafted an atmospheric China Seas melodrama, one year before his post-modern Noir masterpiece Kiss Me, Deadly. The story revolves around chanteuse Frenesie, who must decide whether to stay with her weak-kneed husband or take a chance with tough Irish soldier of fortune Callahan.

Info about World for Ransom

Studio(s): Plaza Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Jan 31, 1954

Production Country: United States

Budget: $120,000.00

Genres:Drama, Film-Noir, Crime, Thriller