Ransom for Alice!

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Ransom for Alice! is a 1977 American TV movie starring Gil Gerard and Yvette Mimieux.

The Los Angeles Times called it "pleasant rather than riveting". [1]

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References

  1. TV MOVIE REVIEW: Alice Is Missing in Frontier Seattle Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times2 June 1977: h17.