The Shady Hill Kidnapping 42 years old

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.

Credits

Polly Holliday as Mrs. Wooster

George Grizzard as Mr. Wooster

Judith Ivey as Louise

David Marshall Grant as Bob

Ralph Clanton as Harper

Paul Dooley as Detective

The Shady Hill Kidnapping Cast

Name	Character
Polly Holliday She was 44, now 87 years old	as Mrs. Wooster
George Grizzard He was 53, 79 years old when he died	as Mr. Wooster
Judith Ivey She was 30, now 73 years old	as Louise
David Marshall Grant He was 26, now 69 years old	as Bob
Ralph Clanton He was 67, 88 years old when he died	as Harper
Paul Dooley He was 53, now 96 years old	as Detective
Celeste Holm She was 64, 95 years old when she died	as The Celebrity
Robert Hitt	as Cardigan
Katherine Balfour	as Mrs. Brown
John Cheever He was 69, 70 years old when he died	as Narrator
Alan Leach	as Clerk
Beverly May	as Chairwoman

The Shady Hill Kidnapping Crew

Name	Department
Howard Feuer as Casting. He was 33 (56) years old when He died	Production
Jeremy Ritzer as Casting.	Production
Paul Bogart as Director. He was 62 (92) years old when He died	Directing
Marcus Miller as Additional Music. He was 22 (now 65) years old	Crew
John Cheever as Writer. He was 69 (70) years old when He died	Writing
Jane Greenwood as Costume Design. She was 47 (now 90) years old	Costume & Make-Up

The Shady Hill Kidnapping (42 years)

Release day: Tuesday, January 12, 1982