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The Shady Hill Kidnapping

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

Release: 1982-01-12 ·Runtime: 59m
Comedy Drama TV Movie

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Thirteen
Broadway Theatre Archive

Cast

Polly Holliday Polly Holliday as Mrs. Wooster E. Katherine Kerr E. Katherine Kerr as The Woman David Marshall Grant David Marshall Grant as Bob Judith Ivey Judith Ivey as Louise Paul Dooley Paul Dooley as Detective Ralph Clanton Ralph Clanton as Harper John Cheever John Cheever as Narrator Bob Dio Bob Dio as Information Desk Officer Celeste Holm Celeste Holm as The Celebrity George Grizzard George Grizzard as Mr. Wooster

Crew

Marcus Miller Marcus Miller Additional Music John Cheever John Cheever Writer Paul Bogart Paul Bogart Director Jonathan Tunick Jonathan Tunick Music Jac Venza Jac Venza Executive Producer