Million Dollar Ransom

To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con in helping him fake his own kidnaping.

Cast

Phillips Holmes

as Stan Casserly

Edward Arnold

as Vincent Shelton

Mary Carlisle

as Francesca Shelton

Wini Shaw

as Babe

Andy Devine

as Careful

Robert Gleckler

as 'Doc' Carson

Marjorie Gateson

as Elita Casserly

Edgar Norton

as Meigs

Bradley Page

as Easy

Hughey White

as Innocence

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