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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960-03-04 · 81 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Cyril Frankel
Production companies
Hammer Film Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Patrick AllenPatrick AllenPeter Carter
Gwen WatfordGwen WatfordSally Carter
Janina FayeJanina FayeJean Carter
Felix AylmerFelix AylmerClarence Olderberry Sr.
Niall MacGinnisNiall MacGinnisDefense Counsel
Michael GwynnMichael GwynnProsecutor
Alison LeggattAlison LeggattMartha
Bill NagyBill NagyClarence Olderberry Jr.
MacDonald ParkeMacDonald ParkeJudge
Estelle BrodyEstelle BrodyEunice Kalliduke
Robert ArdenRobert ArdenTom Demarest
Frances GreenLucille
Budd KnappHammond
Helen HortonHelen HortonSylvia Kingsley
Gaylord CavallaroNeal Phillips
Vera CookMrs. Demarest
James DyrenforthDr. Stevens
Hazel JenningsMrs. Olderberry
Cal McCordCharles Kalliduke
Sheila RobinsMiss Jackson

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