The Little Kidnappers
Brief Synopsis
In turn of the century Nova Scotia, two orphaned boys, raised by their stern grandfather, are forbidden to have a dog, but they find an abandoned baby in the woods and secretly care for it.
Cast & Crew
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Philip Leacock
Director
Duncan Macrae
Grandaddy
Jean Anderson
Grandma
Adrienne Corri
Kirsty
Theodore Bikel
Willem Bloem
Jon Whiteley
Harry
Film Details
Also Known As
Kidnappers, The, Little Kidnappers
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
1954
Production Company
J Arthur Rank Organization; United Artists Films
Distribution Company
United Artists Films
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
In turn of the century Nova Scotia, two orphaned boys, raised by their stern grandfather, are forbidden to have a dog, but they find an abandoned baby in the woods and secretly care for it.
Director
Philip Leacock
Director
Cast
Duncan Macrae
Grandaddy
Jean Anderson
Grandma
Adrienne Corri
Kirsty
Theodore Bikel
Willem Bloem
Jon Whiteley
Harry
Vincent Winter
Davy
Francis Dewolfe
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
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Film Details
Also Known As
Kidnappers, The, Little Kidnappers
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
1954
Production Company
J Arthur Rank Organization; United Artists Films
Distribution Company
United Artists Films
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
According to an article in Picture Show magazine dated 20 February 1954, the baby girl was played by Anthony Michael Heathcoat.
Miscellaneous Notes
Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by the 1954 New York Times Film Critics.
Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Foreign Films by the 1954 National Board of Review.
Released in United States 1954
Released in United States 1954
