United Kingdom / Mar 04, 1960 / 12
...and then he made us play that silly game...
1h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Nagy | Clarence Olderberry Jr. |
| MacDonald Parke | Judge |
| Estelle Brody | Eunice Kalliduke |
| Robert Arden | Tom Demarest |
| Frances Green | Lucille |
| Budd Knapp | Hammond |
| Helen Horton | Sylvia Kingsley |
| Gaylord Cavallaro | Neal Phillips |
| Vera Cook | Mrs. Demarest |
| James Dyrenforth | Dr. Stevens |
| Hazel Jennings | Mrs. Olderberry |
| Cal McCord | Charles Kalliduke |
| Sheila Robins | Miss Jackson |
| Larry O'Connor | Sam Kingsley |
| Shirley Butler | Mrs. Nash |
| Jack Lynn | Dr. Montfort |
| John Bloomfield | Foreman of Jury |
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| Sonia Fox | Receptionist |
| Peter Carlisle | Usher |
Genres
DramaMysteryThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Never Take Sweets from a Stranger |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hammer Film Productions |
| Release date | 4 marzo 1960 |
| Executive producer | Michael Carreras |
| Production | Anthony Hinds, Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Writer | John Hunter, Roger Garis |
| Editing | Alfred Cox, James Needs |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis, Len Harris |
| Assistant directors | John Peverall, Cyril Frankel, Tilly Day |
| Camera operators | Len Harris, Freddie Francis |
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| Additional photography | Freddie Francis, Len Harris |
| Production design | Bernard Robinson, Don Mingaye |
| Art direction | Don Mingaye, Bernard Robinson |
| Set decoration | Don Mingaye, Bernard Robinson |
| Music | Elisabeth Lutyens, John Hollingsworth, Jock May, Arthur Cox |
| Sound | Elisabeth Lutyens, John Hollingsworth, Jock May, Arthur Cox |
| Costume design | Roy Ashton, Molly Arbuthnot, Henry Montsash |
| Makeup | Roy Ashton, Molly Arbuthnot, Henry Montsash |
| Hairstyling | Roy Ashton, Molly Arbuthnot, Henry Montsash |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Aug 01, 1960
Germany / Jan 27, 1961 / 16 / Erstaufführung in der DDR am 01.02.1963
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