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Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger

Tread Softly Stranger

A Stark Drama Filmed Against the Turbulent FIERY Background of Steel

Genres

CrimeDrama

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Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

15 August 1958

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Diana Dors

Diana Dors

Calico

George Baker

George Baker

Johnny Mansell

Terence Morgan

Terence Morgan

Dave Mansell

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Paddy Ryan

Jane Griffiths

Jane Griffiths

Sylvia

Thomas Heathcote

Thomas Heathcote

Sgt. Lamb

Russell Napier

Russell Napier

Potter

Norman MacOwan

Norman MacOwan

Danny

Maureen Delaney

Maureen Delaney

Mrs. Finnegan

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

Holroyd

Betty Warren

Betty Warren

Flo

Chris Fay

Chris Fay

Eric Downs

William Kerwin

William Kerwin

Michael

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Joe Ryan

Timothy Bateson

Timothy Bateson

Fletcher

Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir

Inspector Harris

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