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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

# ...and then he made us play that silly game...
Drama   Mystery   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1960-03-04
⌚ Running Time: 81 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

Patrick Allen original image
Peter Carter
Patrick Allen
Gwen Watford original image
Sally Carter
Gwen Watford
Janina Faye original image
Jean Carter
Janina Faye
Felix Aylmer original image
Clarence Olderberry Sr.
Felix Aylmer
Niall MacGinnis original image
Defense Counsel
Niall MacGinnis
Michael Gwynn original image
Prosecutor
Michael Gwynn
Alison Leggatt original image
Martha
Alison Leggatt
Bill Nagy original image
Clarence Olderberry Jr.
Bill Nagy
MacDonald Parke original image
Judge
MacDonald Parke
Estelle Brody original image
Eunice Kalliduke
Estelle Brody
Robert Arden original image
Tom Demarest
Robert Arden
Frances Green original image
Lucille
Frances Green
Budd Knapp original image
Hammond
Budd Knapp
Helen Horton original image
Sylvia Kingsley
Helen Horton
Gaylord Cavallaro original image
Neal Phillips
Gaylord Cavallaro
Vera Cook original image
Mrs. Demarest
Vera Cook
James Dyrenforth original image
Dr. Stevens
James Dyrenforth
Hazel Jennings original image
Mrs. Olderberry
Hazel Jennings
Cal McCord original image
Charles Kalliduke
Cal McCord
Sheila Robins original image
Miss Jackson
Sheila Robins
Larry O'Connor original image
Sam Kingsley
Larry O'Connor
Shirley Butler original image
Mrs. Nash
Shirley Butler
Jack Lynn original image
Dr. Montfort
Jack Lynn
John Bloomfield original image
Foreman of Jury
John Bloomfield
Sonia Fox original image
Receptionist
Sonia Fox

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