The Kidnappers
- IMDb link: 0046006
- IMDb rating: 7.1 (627 votes) Search
- Genres: Drama, Family, War, Romance
- Director: Philip Leacock
- Cast: Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Adrienne Corri, Duncan Macrae, Jean Anderson, Theodore Bikel and others
- Release date: 9 Apr 1954
- Release year: 1953
- Runtime: 93 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Keywords: baby, shack, school, enemy, dutch, dog, doctor, community, cliff, clandestine
Plot
Storyline
Harry and Davy, two orphaned boys raised by authoritarian grandparents in Nova Scotia, yearn for a dog despite their grandfather's stern refusal, mirroring other children's pet ownership.
A Scotsman, Jim MacKenzie, living on a primitive homestead in Nova Scotia, is raising his two grandsons, Harry and Davy, following the death of their father in the Boer War. His son's death has developed antagonism by MacKenzie toward all Dutchmen, which leads to Harry brawling at school with the son of a Dutchman. Harry falls down a cliff and is helped home by the community doctor, Willem Bloem, a Dutchman in love with MacKenzie's daughter, Kirsty. Due to the old man's feelings, they must carry on a clandestine romance. Forbidden by their grandfather to have a dog, Harry and Davy "kidnap" an unattended baby and care for the child in a lean-to shack. When found, the baby proves to be the child of MacKenzie's most-bitter Dutch enemy.
Per page
1 – 2 from 2
Per page