
Ransom for Alice!
1977-06-02 · 78 min · ★ 9.0
In 1890s Seattle, a deputy marshal and his female partner set out to bust up a ring that kidnaps teenage girls and sells them into prostitution.
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- Directors
- David Lowell Rich
- Production companies
- Universal Television
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Gil GerardClint Kirby
Yvette MimieuxJenny Cullen
Charles NapierPete Phelan
Laurie PrangeAlice Halliday
Barnard HughesJess Halliday
Gavin MacLeodYankee Sullivan
Gene BarryHarry Darew
Harris YulinIsaac Pratt
Mills WatsonToby
John DurrenJohnson
Robert HoganWhitaker Halliday
Marc VahanianNick Vithanian
Anthony JamesJames
Virginia WoodMrs. Purcell
Tony BurtonFish Man
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