Desc: The Ransom of Red Chief: Directed by Alvin Rakoff. With William Bendix, Russell Collins, Hans Conried, Teddy Rooney. Based upon a famous O. Henry short story, two crooks think they have an opportunity to make a quick buck by kidnapping a rich man's son. Ironically, the hostage takers become the hostages as they pay through the nose becoming the butts of the kid's stunts.