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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960

81 minutes

DramaMysteryThriller

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.

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Top Cast

Patrick Allen headshot

Patrick Allen

Peter Carter

Gwen Watford headshot

Gwen Watford

Sally Carter

Janina Faye headshot

Janina Faye

Jean Carter

Felix Aylmer headshot

Felix Aylmer

Clarence Olderberry Sr.

Niall MacGinnis headshot

Niall MacGinnis

Defense Counsel

Michael Gwynn headshot

Michael Gwynn

Prosecutor

Alison Leggatt headshot

Alison Leggatt

Martha

Bill Nagy headshot

Bill Nagy

Clarence Olderberry Jr.

MacDonald Parke headshot

MacDonald Parke

Judge

Estelle Brody headshot

Estelle Brody

Eunice Kalliduke

Robert Arden headshot

Robert Arden

Tom Demarest

Frances Green headshot

Frances Green

Lucille

Budd Knapp headshot

Budd Knapp

Hammond

Helen Horton headshot

Helen Horton

Sylvia Kingsley

Gaylord Cavallaro headshot

Gaylord Cavallaro

Neal Phillips

Vera Cook headshot

Vera Cook

Mrs. Demarest

James Dyrenforth headshot

James Dyrenforth

Dr. Stevens

Hazel Jennings headshot

Hazel Jennings

Mrs. Olderberry

Cal McCord headshot

Cal McCord

Charles Kalliduke

Sheila Robins headshot

Sheila Robins

Miss Jackson

Larry O'Connor headshot

Larry O'Connor

Sam Kingsley

Shirley Butler headshot

Shirley Butler

Mrs. Nash

Jack Lynn headshot

Jack Lynn

Dr. Montfort

John Bloomfield headshot

John Bloomfield

Foreman of Jury

Sonia Fox headshot

Sonia Fox

Receptionist

Peter Carlisle headshot

Peter Carlisle

Usher