CinemaOSMovie · 1960 · 1h 21m
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

...and then he made us play that silly game...

73%(49)IMDbDramaMysteryThriller

Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their idyll is shattered when Jean becomes the victim of an elderly, and extremely powerful, paedophile. The film was neither a box office nor a critical success, it garnered criticism for breaking a significant public taboo.

Directed byCyril Frankel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 21m
Language
EN
Released
March 4, 1960
Studios
Hammer Film Productions

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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger ≣ 1960 ≣ Trailer

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger ≣ 1960 ≣ Trailer

Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960 Trailer)

Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960 Trailer)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Peter Carter

Gwen Watford

Gwen Watford

Sally Carter

Janina Faye

Janina Faye

Jean Carter

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Clarence Olderberry Sr.

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Defense Counsel

Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn

Prosecutor

Alison Leggatt

Alison Leggatt

Martha

Bill Nagy

Bill Nagy

Clarence Olderberry Jr.

MacDonald Parke

MacDonald Parke

Judge

Estelle Brody

Estelle Brody

Eunice Kalliduke

Creative team
Directed by
Cyril Frankel
Written by
John Hunter
Produced by
Anthony Hinds

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