The Kidnappers (1953) ( The Little Kidnappers )

The Kidnappers (1953) (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: The Little Kidnappers
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1953 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Philip Leacock

Written By:
Neil Paterson

Actors:
Duncan Macrae ..... Jim MacKenzie, Granddaddy
Jean Anderson ..... Grandma MacKenzie
Adrienne Corri ..... Kirsty
Theodore Bikel ..... Dr. Willem Bloem
Jon Whiteley ..... Harry, Jim's Grandson
Vincent Winter ..... Davy - Jim's Grandson
Francis De Wolff ..... Jan Hooft Sr.
James Sutherland ..... Arron McNab
John Rae ..... Andrew McCleod
Jack Stewart ..... Dominie
Jameson Clark ..... Tom Cameron
Eric Woodburn ..... Sam Howie
Christopher Beeny ..... Jan Hooft Jr.
Howard Connell ..... Archibald Jenkins

Synopsis:

Directed by Philip Leacock (who was also nominated for The Jury's Grand Prize at Cannes in 1954 for this 1953 British film. Two Canadian orphans (Jon Whiteley & Vincent Winter) are starved for affection. Their cantankerous, self-absorbed grandfather (Duncan Macrae) pays very little attention to them. The boys 'borrow' a baby so they can raise it as their very own, while the real parents--and the police--scour the countryside in search of the missing infant. Interesting to note that both Jon Whiteley & Vincent Winter won Honorary Juvenile Oscars for their perfomances.

A Scotsman, Jim MacKenzie, living on a primitive homestead in Nova Scotia, is raising his two grandsons, Harry and Davy, following the death of their father in the Boer War. His son's death has developed antagonism by MacKenzie toward all Dutchmen, which leads to Harry brawling at school with the son of a Dutchman. Harry falls down a cliff and is helped home by the community doctor, Willem Bloem, a Dutchman in love with MacKenzie's daughter, Kirsty. Due to the old man's feelings, they must carry on a clandestine romance. Forbidden by their grandfather to have a dog, Harry and Davy 'kidnap' an unattended baby and care for the child in a lean-to shack. When found, the baby proves to be the child of MacKenzie's most-bitter Dutch enemy.

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