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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)

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

Genre : Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Cyril Frankel
Writer : John Hunter

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Cyril Frankel
Cyril Frankel
Director
Anthony Hinds
Anthony Hinds
Producer
Freddie Francis
Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
Alfred Cox
Alfred Cox
Editor
Roger Garis
Roger Garis
Theatre Play
Elisabeth Lutyens
Elisabeth Lutyens
Original Music Composer
Don Mingaye
Don Mingaye
Art Direction
Bernard Robinson
Bernard Robinson
Art Direction
Michael Carreras
Michael Carreras
Executive Producer
Roy Ashton
Roy Ashton
Makeup Artist
John Hunter
John Hunter
Screenplay
Anthony Nelson Keys
Anthony Nelson Keys
Associate Producer
James Needs
James Needs
Supervising Editor
Clifford Parkes
Clifford Parkes
Production Manager
Bernard Robinson
Bernard Robinson
Production Design
John Hollingsworth
John Hollingsworth
Music Supervisor
Len Harris
Len Harris
Camera Operator
Jock May
Jock May
Sound Recordist
Tilly Day
Tilly Day
Continuity
Arthur Cox
Arthur Cox
Sound Editor
John Peverall
John Peverall
Assistant Director
Molly Arbuthnot
Molly Arbuthnot
Wardrobe Master
Henry Montsash
Henry Montsash
Hairstylist

Trailers and other movies

Brian Trenchard-Smith on NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER
Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960 Trailer)

Posters and backgrounds

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