Tread Softly Stranger (1959)
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(6 ratings)
In this crime drama, two crooked brothers, an embezzler and a gambler, find themselves in deep trouble when the embezzler steals from a steel mill so he can buy his lover fancy clothes. During the theft, he kills a night guard. This spawns an investigation by the slain watchman's son who locates… More In this crime drama, two crooked brothers, an embezzler and a gambler, find themselves in deep trouble when the embezzler steals from a steel mill so he can buy his lover fancy clothes. During the theft, he kills a night guard. This spawns an investigation by the slain watchman's son who locates a sightless witness. The son then convinces the killer that the witness saw him and this causes him to confess. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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- Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A trick ending and the sexy Diana Dors purring help make such a sour tale more bearable.
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Cast
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Patrick Allen
as Paddy Ryan
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George Baker
as Johnny Mansell
- Timothy Bateson
- Patrick Crean
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Maureen Delaney
as Mrs. Finnegan
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Diana Dors
as Calico
- Michael Golden
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Jane Griffiths
as Sylvia
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Thomas Heathcote
as Sgt. Lamb
- Andrew Keir
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Wilfred Lawson
as Holroyd
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Norman Macowan
as Danny
- Jack McNaughton
- George Merritt
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Terence Morgan
as Dave Mansell
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Russell Napier
as Potter
- Hal Osmond
- Norman Pierce
- John Salew
- Joseph Tomelty
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Betty Warren
as Flo
- Sandra Francis
- Terry Baker
