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World for Ransom (1954) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1954 · 82 mins · English
- Directed by
- Robert Aldrich
- Starring
- Nigel Bruce, Strother Martin, Reginald Denny, Arthur Shields, Stuart Hall, Gene Lockhart
A private detective in Singapore teams up with British authorities after a brilliant nuclear physicist is kidnapped by a ruthless crime syndicate. The conspirators, having lured the scientist into a deadly scheme, plan to sell him to the highest bidder and trigger a global disaster, prompting a high‑stakes chase to stop the plot before the world is destroyed.
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