The Candy Man

The Candy Man

The first day brought the CANDY MAN … the second day brought TERROR!

G 1969 · 95 min · ★ 5.0 · Thriller, Crime, Drama

An American actress travels to Mexico to make a movie and brings her daughter with her. Upon arriving in Mexico, she is spotted by a drug dealer who also heads a kidnapping ring. He plants one of his drug-addicted "customers" with the actress as her nanny in order to be kidnap the child for ransom, but things don't work out as planned.

Directed by Herbert J. Leder · Written by Francis Swann

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George Sanders Sidney Carter
Leslie Parrish Julie Evans
Manolo Fábregas Lt. Garcia (as Manuel Fábregas)
Pixie Hopkin Maria Lopez
Félix González Felipe Lopez
Pedro Galván Roger West
Gina Romand Greta Hansen
José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' The Vagabond
Nancy Rodman Gwen Easterly
Chuck Anderson Lee Stevens
Carlos Cortés Rick Pierce
Tamara Garina

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