Unid. Sid Davis re kidnappings

Unid. Sid Davis: “Kidnapping” (1950) Missing main title. Playground w/ kids playing baseball. Policeman, Jerry King, pretty good friend of kids watching playing on swings etc. Kids playing marbles. Policeman & boy playing catch. Walks off with hands on shoulders. Talks to them on grandstand telling them not to mix w/ strangers. 19:40:00 Man comes up to girl bouncing ball and she leaves with him. Headline about kidnapping of little girl. Policeman and sad parents after policeman tells them. 19:40:5? Kids playing in ally; man w/ mustache comes up and gives kid something and kid leaves with him. 19:41:3? Movie theater w/ The Reckless Moment (1949) on poster and marquee. Girl goes to box office and followed in by man; sits next to girl eating popcorn, puts arm around her. She moved, he follows, she leaves. Good CU of man watching movie. Kids playing in park; stranger gives girl candy. Brother yells, he runs. Man on car fender get girl into car. Boy takes down license plate number. Kids hitchhiking, four get into car. 19:43:?? Street scenes. Girl kidnapped; chased by boys and got license number, wave down police car. Radio car. 19:45:10 Motorcycle chases sedan up Hollywood hills. Pulled over and man pulled out of car and put in handcuffs. Spinning and cartoon of Dodo illustrates what not to do. 19:47:1? Policeman leaves kids and they watch him go. The End Crime; Educational; Child Pervert; Oddity. Black humor.