Never Take Sweets from a Stranger [SEP] director
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
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, Janina Faye as their victimised daughter 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
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Frankel also directed many documentaries and feature films, including "Never Take Sweets from a Stranger" (1960) and "School for Scoundrels" (1960; taking over from Robert Hamer, who was credited as sole director). One of his films, "Man of Africa" (1953) - the first film to feature a cast made up of relatively unknown black actors - was not released