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Tread Softly Stranger

1958-08-15 · 90 min · ★ 7.4

Crime · Drama

Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.

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Directors
Gordon Parry
Production companies
George Minter Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Diana DorsDiana DorsCalico
George BakerGeorge BakerJohnny Mansell
Terence MorganTerence MorganDave Mansell
Patrick AllenPatrick AllenPaddy Ryan
Jane GriffithsJane GriffithsSylvia
Thomas HeathcoteThomas HeathcoteSgt. Lamb
Russell NapierRussell NapierPotter
Norman MacOwanNorman MacOwanDanny
Maureen DelaneyMaureen DelaneyMrs. Finnegan
Wilfrid LawsonWilfrid LawsonHolroyd
Betty WarrenBetty WarrenFlo
Chris FayEric Downs
William KerwinWilliam KerwinMichael
Joseph TomeltyJoseph TomeltyJoe Ryan
Timothy BatesonTimothy BatesonFletcher
Andrew KeirAndrew KeirInspector Harris
John SalewJohn SalewPawnbroker
Michael GoldenMichael GoldenSt John's Ambulance Man
George MerrittGeorge MerrittTimekeeper
Hal OsmondHal OsmondFlatcap

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