Plot Summary

John Cheever's wry comedy of errors comes to the screen in this filmed presentation from the Broadway Theatre Archive. An upper-middle-class suburb is turned upside-down by the apparent kidnapping of Toby Wooster (Garrett Hanf). Unaware that the whole thing is a setup, the town swings into action to raise funds to meet the kidnappers' ransom demands. George Grizzard, Polly Holliday, Katharine Balfour and Celeste Holm star.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Garrett Hanf as Toby

Garrett Hanf

Toby

George Grizzard as Mr. Wooster

George Grizzard

Mr. Wooster

Polly Holliday as Mrs. Wooster

Polly Holliday

Mrs. Wooster

David Marshall Grant as Bob

David Marshall Grant

Bob

Judith Ivey as Louise

Judith Ivey

Louise

Celeste Holm as The Celebrity

Celeste Holm

The Celebrity

E. Katherine Kerr as The Woman

E. Katherine Kerr

The Woman

Alan Leach as Clerk

Alan Leach

Clerk

Katherine Balfour as Mrs. Brown

Katherine Balfour

Mrs. Brown

Paul Dooley as Detective

Paul Dooley

Detective

George Hamlin as Bank Officer

George Hamlin

Bank Officer

Beverly May as Chairwoman

Beverly May

Chairwoman

Ralph Clanton as Harper

Ralph Clanton

Harper

Minette Hirsch as Mrs. Chomsky

Minette Hirsch

Mrs. Chomsky

Dorothy Blackburn as Mrs. Worthington

Dorothy Blackburn

Mrs. Worthington

Robert Hitt as Cardigan

Robert Hitt

Cardigan

Stephen Burleigh as Steve

Stephen Burleigh

Steve

John Cheever as Narrator

John Cheever

Narrator

Bob Dio as Information Desk Officer

Bob Dio

Information Desk Officer

Production Companies

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Broadway Theatre Archive