The Little Kidnappers (1953 film)
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| Directed by | Philip Leacock |
| Produced by | Sergei Nolbandov Leslie Parkyn |
| Written by | Neil Paterson |
| Starring | Duncan Macrae Jon Whiteley Vincent Winter |
| Release date(s) | December 1953 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Little Kidnappers, billed as The Kidnappers in the UK, is a 1953 British film, directed by Philip Leacock and written by Neil Paterson. It was remade as a TV movie in 1990.
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[edit] Plot
Two young boys live with their stern grandfather in Nova Scotia after their father's death in the Boer War. The boys are not allowed to have a dog. Then they find an abandoned baby. One of cinema's great moments comes with the horror on Duncan Macrae's face when one of the children implores him "Don't eat the babby".
[edit] Cast
- Duncan Macrae as Jim MacKenzie
- Jean Anderson as Grandma MacKenzie
- Adrienne Corri as Kirsty
- Theodore Bikel as Dr. Willem Bloem
- Jon Whiteley as Harry, Jim's grandson
- Vincent Winter as Davy, another grandson
- Francis de Wolff as Jan Hooft Sr.
- James Sutherland as Arron McNab
[edit] Awards
Both Whitely and Winter were presented with Honorary Juvenile Acting Oscars for their performances. In addition, the film was nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards and was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Little Kidnappers". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3818/year/1954.html. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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