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Where to watch Never Take Sweets from a Stranger(1960)

Name: Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1960-03-04
Duration: 81 min
Cast: Patrick Allen, Gwen Watford, Janina Faye, Felix Aylmer, Niall MacGinnis

Movie · 1960 · 1h 21m · Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger plot summary

...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.

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Release date: March 4, 1960
Runtime: 1h 21m
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by: Cyril Frankel
Country: United Kingdom
TMDB rating: 7.3 / 10 · 49 votes

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger trailer

Cast

Patrick AllenPeter Carter
Gwen WatfordSally Carter
Janina FayeJean Carter
Felix AylmerClarence Olderberry Sr.
Niall MacGinnisDefense Counsel
Michael GwynnProsecutor
Alison LeggattMartha
Bill NagyClarence Olderberry Jr.
MacDonald ParkeJudge
Estelle BrodyEunice Kalliduke

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Where can I watch Never Take Sweets from a Stranger?

In the United States, Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is available to stream on FlixFling. It's also free on Fawesome and Mometu. You can also rent or buy it on FlixFling.