Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
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...and then he made us play that silly game...
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.
- Released: 1960-03-04
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 21m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 49 votes
Directed by Cyril Frankel.
Top cast
- Patrick Allen as Peter Carter
- Gwen Watford as Sally Carter
- Janina Faye as Jean Carter
- Felix Aylmer as Clarence Olderberry Sr.
- Niall MacGinnis as Defense Counsel
- Michael Gwynn as Prosecutor
- Alison Leggatt as Martha
- Bill Nagy as Clarence Olderberry Jr.
- MacDonald Parke as Judge
- Estelle Brody as Eunice Kalliduke
Where to watch Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
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