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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

(1960)

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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1hrs 21m

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.

Score

73

All Trailers

Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960 Trailer)

All Casts

Patrick Allen as Peter Carter

Patrick Allen

** Peter Carter

Gwen Watford as Sally Carter

Gwen Watford

** Sally Carter

Janina Faye as Jean Carter

Janina Faye

** Jean Carter

Felix Aylmer as Clarence Olderberry Sr.

Felix Aylmer

** Clarence Olderberry Sr.

Niall MacGinnis as Defense Counsel

Niall MacGinnis

** Defense Counsel

Michael Gwynn as Prosecutor

Michael Gwynn

** Prosecutor

Alison Leggatt as Martha

Alison Leggatt

** Martha

Bill Nagy as Clarence Olderberry Jr.

Bill Nagy

** Clarence Olderberry Jr.

MacDonald Parke as Judge

MacDonald Parke

** Judge

Estelle Brody as Eunice Kalliduke

Estelle Brody

** Eunice Kalliduke

Robert Arden as Tom Demarest

Robert Arden

** Tom Demarest

Frances Green as Lucille

Frances Green

** Lucille

Budd Knapp as Hammond

Budd Knapp

** Hammond

Helen Horton as Sylvia Kingsley

Helen Horton

** Sylvia Kingsley

Gaylord Cavallaro as Neal Phillips

Gaylord Cavallaro

** Neal Phillips

Vera Cook as Mrs. Demarest

Vera Cook

** Mrs. Demarest

James Dyrenforth as Dr. Stevens

James Dyrenforth

** Dr. Stevens

Hazel Jennings as Mrs. Olderberry

Hazel Jennings

** Mrs. Olderberry

Cal McCord as Charles Kalliduke

Cal McCord

** Charles Kalliduke

Sheila Robins as Miss Jackson

Sheila Robins

** Miss Jackson

Larry O'Connor as Sam Kingsley

Larry O'Connor

** Sam Kingsley

Shirley Butler as Mrs. Nash

Shirley Butler

** Mrs. Nash

Jack Lynn as Dr. Montfort

Jack Lynn

** Dr. Montfort

John Bloomfield as Foreman of Jury

John Bloomfield

** Foreman of Jury

Sonia Fox as Receptionist

Sonia Fox

** Receptionist

Peter Carlisle as Usher

Peter Carlisle

** Usher

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