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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is a British film of genre Drama directed by Cyril Frankel released in USA on 1 august 1960 with Patrick Allen

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
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Released in USA 1 august 1960
Length 1h21
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Horror
Rating73% 3.692473.692473.692473.692473.69247

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (US Never Take Candy from a Stranger) is a 1960 British film, directed by Cyril Frankel and released by Hammer Film Productions. The screenplay was developed by John Hunter from the play The Pony Trap by Roger Garis. It stars Patrick Allen, Gwen Watford and Felix Aylmer, the latter being cast notably against type. The twin themes are paedophilia and the sexual abuse of children, and the way in which those with sufficient pull can corrupt and manipulate the legal system to evade responsibility for their actions. The film is regarded as bold and uncompromising for its time in the way in which it handles its subject matter.

Synopsis

The film is set in a small Canadian town to which the British Carter family (Peter, Sally and 9-year-old daughter Jean) have just moved, following Peter's appointment as school principal. One night Jean appears restless and disturbed, and confides to her parents that earlier that day while playing in a local wood, she and her friend, Lucille, went into the house of an elderly man who asked them to remove their clothes and dance naked before him in return for some candy, which they did and Jean doesn't believe they did anything wrong. But her parents are appalled by what they hear and decide to file a complaint. The accused man, Clarence Olderberry Sr., is however the doyen of the wealthiest, most highly regarded and influential family in town and matters conspire to turn against the Carters as the townspeople start to close rank against the newcomers. The police chief casts doubt on Jean's story, while Olderberry's son warns the Carters that if they pursue the matter through the legal system, he will ensure that Jean's evidence and trustworthiness will be torn to shreds in court.

Actors

Patrick Allen

(Peter Carter)Felix Aylmer

(Clarence Olderberry Sr.)Gwen Watford

(Sally Carter)Janina Faye

(Jean Carter)Niall MacGinnis

(Defense Counsel)
And :
Alison Leggatt
Estelle Brody
Robert Arden
Budd Knapp
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