The Abductors

"TRUE...history's most amazing crime plot taken from the files of the U.S. Secret Service!"

1957 1h 20m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Two men botch the kidnapping of a warden's daughter, then plot to ransom Abraham Lincoln's corpse.

“TRUE...history's most amazing crime plot taken from the files of the U.S. Secret Service!”

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Cast

Victor McLaglen
Tom Muldoon
George Macready
Jack Langley
Gavin Muir
Herbert Evans
Fay Spain
Sue Ellen
Carl Thayler
The Boy
John Morley
Fred Winters
Carlyle Mitchell
Officers of the Law
George Cisar
Officers of the Law

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers: Ray Wander
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Victor McLaglen and George Macready and Gavin Muir carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "TRUE...history's most amazing crime plot taken from the files of the U.S. Secret Service!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0050092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Andrew V. McLaglen directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Victor McLaglen and George Macready and Gavin Muir carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "TRUE...history's most amazing crime plot taken from the files of the U.S. Secret Service!".
6IMDB entry: tt0050092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.