Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)

03/04/1960 (GB) • 1h 21m

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Patrick Allen

Peter Carter

Gwen Watford

Sally Carter

Janina Faye

Jean Carter

Felix Aylmer

Clarence Olderberry Sr.

Niall MacGinnis

Defense Counsel

Michael Gwynn

Prosecutor

Bill Nagy

Clarence Olderberry Jr.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

canada

chase

candy

patriarch

social commentary

principal

pedophile

child molester

courtroom

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