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

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

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

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

04 March 1960

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

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

Robert Arden

Robert Arden

Tom Demarest

Frances Green

Frances Green

Lucille

Budd Knapp

Budd Knapp

Hammond

Helen Horton

Helen Horton

Sylvia Kingsley

Gaylord Cavallaro

Gaylord Cavallaro

Neal Phillips

Vera Cook

Vera Cook

Mrs. Demarest

James Dyrenforth

James Dyrenforth

Dr. Stevens

Hazel Jennings

Hazel Jennings

Mrs. Olderberry

Cal McCord

Cal McCord

Charles Kalliduke

Sheila Robins

Sheila Robins

Miss Jackson

Larry O'Connor

Larry O'Connor

Sam Kingsley

Shirley Butler

Shirley Butler

Mrs. Nash

Jack Lynn

Jack Lynn

Dr. Montfort

John Bloomfield

John Bloomfield

Foreman of Jury

Sonia Fox

Sonia Fox

Receptionist

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