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Tread Softly Stranger

Tread Softly Stranger

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 30mNot Rated
CrimeDramaThriller
⭐ 6.7
IMDB Rating
685 votes

An irresistible temptress causes trouble between two brothers after the more handsome, charismatic one turns up, leading to robbery and death.

Director
Gordon Parry
Writers
Jack Popplewell, George Minter, Denis O'Dell
Stars
Diana Dors, George Baker, Terence Morgan
Release Date
September 1, 1959
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
πŸ’¬ 20
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Diana Dors
Diana Dors
as Calico
George Baker
George Baker
as Johnny Mansell
Terence Morgan
Terence Morgan
as Dave Mansell
Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen
as Paddy Ryan
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Jane Griffiths
as Sylvia
Joseph Tomelty
Joseph Tomelty
as Old Ryan
Thomas Heathcote
Thomas Heathcote
as Sergeant Lamb
Russell Napier
Russell Napier
as Potter
Norman MacOwan
Norman MacOwan
as Danny
Maureen Delaney
Maureen Delaney
as Mrs. Finnegan

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Production
George Minter Productions

🏷️ Keywords

british noirb moviemurderbrother brother relationshiprobbery

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A small cast working wonders
by Leofwine_draca β€’ 2016-05-08
7/10

"TREAD SOFTLY STRANGER is a tense and immersive British film noir featuring a headlining performance from Diana Dors at her most sultry and alluring. The story is a basic love triangle compounded by money worries, which lead to robbery and murder, all set within a grim and run-down northern industrial town. The opening scenes, which show off a fabulous and elaborate rooftop location complimented by Dors and her morning exercise routines, are great and racy stuff indeed. I always feel that when a British B-movie thriller gets everything right then it's head and shoulders above rival Americ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

As Johnny and Dave are escaping through the skylight after the robbery, a rope in the shape of a noose can be seen hanging from the ceiling. The rope is for opening and closing the skylight.

πŸ“– Synopsis

An irresistible temptress causes trouble between two brothers after the more handsome, charismatic one turns up, leading to robbery and death.