Blonde Ransom is a 1945 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Donald Cook, Virginia Grey, and Pinky Lee.Marshall p.246
Plot Duke Randall owns of the Paradise Gardens, a nightclub in Manhattan. A considerable poker loss makes him the debtor of Ice Larson, a gangster. To repay his debt he is given one week or Larson will receive the club in exchange. On his way home Duke has a car accident: he crashes his car to avoid Vicki Morrison's, a rich woman; she takes him home unconscious. There he meets William Morrison, Vicki's uncle. At night, back at the Paradise Gardens, he receives the visit of Larson, and later of Vicki. A dispute ensues. Later, Vicki is kidnapped.
Cast Donald Cook as Duke Randall Virginia Grey as Vicki Morrison Pinky Lee as Pinky Lee Collette Lyons as Sheila George Barbier as Uncle William Morrison Jerome Cowan as Ice Larson George Meeker as Forbes Ian Wolfe as Oliver Joe Kirk as Bender Charles Delaney as McDaily Frank Reicher as Judge William B. Davidson as Police Captain Chester Clute as Clerk Janina Frostova as Gypsy Dancer
References
Bibliography Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
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