Kidnapped
In 1747, young David Balfour's life is threatened by his greedy uncle Ebenezer who wishes to become heir to the considerable Balfour estate.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 1938
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1938
Storyline
In 1747, young David Balfour's life is threatened by his greedy uncle Ebenezer who wishes to become heir to the considerable Balfour estate.
Top credits
Warner Baxter — Alan Breck
Freddie Bartholomew — David Balfour
Arleen Whelan — Jean MacDonald
C. Aubrey Smith — Duke of Argyle
Did you know
• Director Otto Preminger was fired and replaced by Alfred L. Werker after 20th Century-Fox studio head Darryl F. Zanuck complained that he hadn't followed the script while directing a scene with Freddie Bartholomew and a dog. Although Preminger at first tried to remain calm, insisting that he had followed the script, Zanuck continued to argue with him until Preminger launched into a screaming tirade at him and stormed out of the screening room. The next day Preminger returned to Fox to find the lock on his office changed and his name taken off the door, and his parking space moved to a faraway location on the lot. Although he still had 11 months in his two-year contract, Preminger soon left Fox.
• Although the film was released in sepia tone, the print on the Fox Movie channel was in black-and-white. The 90 min 13 sec version on the 2012 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment "Cinema Archives" DVD is also in black-and-white gray scale.
• The film takes place in 1747. The novel was set in 1751, even though Colin Roy Campbell ("The Red Fox") was murdered in 1752.
User reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson Adventure Film
Enjoyable, even though it often strays from the original story
Not bad, but not the best
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
