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.| Status: | Released (1960-03-04) |
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| Screen: | John Hunter, Roger Garis |
| Productions: | Hammer Film Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 73980: Patrick Allen - Peter Carter
- 47478: Gwen Watford - Sally Carter
- 588902: Janina Faye - Jean Carter
- 85345: Felix Aylmer - Clarence Olderberry Sr.
- 93163: Niall MacGinnis - Defense Counsel
- 30705: Michael Gwynn - Prosecutor
- 31942: Alison Leggatt - Martha
Crews
- 143635: Cyril Frankel - Director - Directing
- 30168: Anthony Hinds - Producer - Production
- 5629: Freddie Francis - Director of Photography - Camera
- 30702: Alfred Cox - Editor - Editing
- 588900: Roger Garis - Theatre Play - Writing
- 588901: Elisabeth Lutyens - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 29669: Don Mingaye - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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I don't know who's more dangerous, you or your father? Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is directed by Cyril Frankel and written by John Hunter who adapts from the play Pony Cart written by Roger Garis. It stars Patrick Allen, Gwen Watford, Janina Faye, Felix Aylmer, Michael Gwy ....
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