The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982)

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.

Cast (19)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

G

Garrett Hanf

Toby

George Grizzard

Mr. Wooster

Polly Holliday

Mrs. Wooster

David Marshall Grant

Bob

Judith Ivey

Louise

Celeste Holm

The Celebrity

E. Katherine Kerr

The Woman

A

Alan Leach

Clerk

K

Katherine Balfour

Mrs. Brown

Paul Dooley

Detective

G

George Hamlin

Bank Officer

B

Beverly May

Chairwoman

Ralph Clanton

Harper

M

Minette Hirsch

Mrs. Chomsky

D

Dorothy Blackburn

Mrs. Worthington

R

Robert Hitt

Cardigan

S

Stephen Burleigh

Steve

John Cheever

Narrator

Bob Dio

Information Desk Officer

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