Never Take Candy from a Stranger
1960 · Movie · 81 min · ★ 7.3 · 77% critics
A family relocates to a quiet Canadian village for a fresh start, only to face a disturbing incident involving their young child and a respected local figure. When they seek help, the community’s loyalty and influence turn the situation into a tense fight for accountability and protection.
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Details
- Original title
- Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-03-04
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (47 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a serious, unsettling small-town drama about power and justice, handled with restraint; Not for you if you avoid stories involving child harm or want lighter Hammer-style thrills like The Witches.
Pros: bold taboo subject; tense small-town pressure; strong courtroom drama | Cons: distressing themes; some dated attitudes; uneven pacing at times
Themes
- canada
- chase
- candy
- patriarch
- social commentary
- principal
- pedophile
- child molester
- courtroom
Cast & crew
Patrick Allen
as Peter Carter
Gwen Watford
as Sally Carter
Janina Faye
as Jean Carter
Felix Aylmer
as Clarence Olderberry Sr.
Niall MacGinnis
as Defense Counsel
Michael Gwynn
as Prosecutor
Alison Leggatt
as Martha
Bill Nagy
as Clarence Olderberry Jr.
MacDonald Parke
as Judge
Estelle Brody
as Eunice Kalliduke
Directed by Cyril Frankel