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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Cyril Frankel
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    Peter Carter Patrick Allen
  • Profile picture of Gwen Watford
    Sally Carter Gwen Watford
  • Profile picture of Janina Faye
    Jean Carter Janina Faye
  • Profile picture of Felix Aylmer
    Clarence Olderberry Sr. Felix Aylmer
  • Profile picture of Niall MacGinnis
    Defense Counsel Niall MacGinnis
  • Profile picture of Michael Gwynn
    Prosecutor Michael Gwynn
  • Profile picture of Alison Leggatt
    Martha Alison Leggatt
  • Profile picture of Bill Nagy
    Clarence Olderberry Jr. Bill Nagy

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