The Ransom of Red Chief

Series: Henry O

Duration: 0:27:00

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Learning Corporation of America

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents the O. Henry short story about two inept con men who figure that kidnapping the banker's son in a sleepy Alabama town and holding him for ransom will be easy money. Records how young Johnny ("Red Chief, terror of the plains") drives the kidnappers to distraction and eventually the whole scheme backfires when the boy's parents refuse to take him back. , An adaptation of the O. Henry short story of the same title about two inept con men whose kidnapping venture of a small boy backfires when the boy's parents refuse to take him back.

Complete Record: , Two inept con men get more than they bargained for when they kidnap the son of a small town Alabama banker. Instead of paying for the boy's return, the father demands $250 from the abductors. , An adaptation of the O. Henry short story of the same title about two inept con men whose kidnapping venture of a small boy backfires when the boy's parents refuse to take him back.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.