To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con help him fake his own kidnaping..
If you have ninety minutes and a weird craving for old-school capers, Million Dollar Ransom is worth a look. It’s not going to change your life, but it’s got that specific, snappy rhythm from the 1930s that makes you wonder if people actually talked like that, or if they were all just high on coffee and stage plays. I...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Murray Roth
Victor Heerman
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"If you have ninety minutes and a weird craving for old-school capers, Million Dollar Ransom is worth a look. It’s not going to change your life, but it’s got that specific, snappy rhythm from the 1930s that makes you wonder if people actually talked like that, or if they were all just high on coffee and stage plays. If you hate movies where the whole plot could be solved by just talking to your parents like a normal human, stay far away. My brain started hurting around the thirty-minute mark be..."
Damon Runyon, William R. Lipman, Ben Ryan
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