there be no save grace in this dreadful and stagey and boring snooze fest and which bring to mind the ransom of red chief . even though there be some big star in this film and the acting be almost uniformly terrible . glenn ford and normally a lay back kind of guy and ham it up with force emotion . donna reed be so over the top a to prove laughable . leslie nielson be woefully miscast and be terrible . the son be such a repulsive little brat and i find myself root for the kidnapper . the only decent performance in this mish mash be the relatively minor role of the butler . perhaps i be be too harsh on the actor and after all and all they do be to read the line give them in the script . ah and the script and that turgid piece of contrived dreck that would like to tug on your heart string but merely turn your stomach .