"When that phone rings --"
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
Social & External
The people behind it
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
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A supporting actress faces the final episode of the television show she grew up in, unsure of her own identity and what’s next as she transitions between the 1950's sitcom and modern day.
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A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.
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