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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| GGarrett HanfToby | Toby |
 George GrizzardMr. Wooster | Mr. Wooster |
 Polly HollidayMrs. Wooster | Mrs. Wooster |
 David Marshall GrantBob | Bob |
 Judith IveyLouise | Louise |
 Celeste HolmThe Celebrity | The Celebrity |
 E. Katherine KerrThe Woman | The Woman |
| AAlan LeachClerk | Clerk |
| KKatherine BalfourMrs. Brown | Mrs. Brown |
 Paul DooleyDetective | Detective |
| GGeorge HamlinBank Officer | Bank Officer |
| BBeverly MayChairwoman | Chairwoman |
 Ralph ClantonHarper | Harper |
| MMinette HirschMrs. Chomsky | Mrs. Chomsky |
| DDorothy BlackburnMrs. Worthington | Mrs. Worthington |
| RRobert HittCardigan | Cardigan |
| SStephen BurleighSteve | Steve |
 John CheeverNarrator | Narrator |
 Bob DioInformation Desk Officer | Information Desk Officer |