

The Candy Snatchers
1973-06-01 · 95 min · ★ 6.4
A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.
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- Directors
- Guerdon Trueblood
- Production companies
- Marmot Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 250,000
Top Cast
Tiffany BollingJessie
Ben PiazzaAvery
Susan SennettCandy
Leon CharlesBoss
Dolores DornKatherineTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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