Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)

  • NR
  • 08/01/1960 (US)
  • Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • 1h 21m

...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.

Cyril Frankel

Director

John Hunter

Screenplay

Cast

Patrick Allen's headshot

Patrick Allen

Peter Carter
Gwen Watford's headshot

Gwen Watford

Sally Carter
Janina Faye's headshot

Janina Faye

Jean Carter
Felix Aylmer's headshot

Felix Aylmer

Clarence Olderberry Sr.
Niall MacGinnis's headshot

Niall MacGinnis

Defense Counsel
Michael Gwynn's headshot

Michael Gwynn

Prosecutor
Alison Leggatt's headshot

Alison Leggatt

Martha
Bill Nagy's headshot

Bill Nagy

Clarence Olderberry Jr.

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