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Don’t Talk to Strange Men (1962): Cast & Plot

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Don’t Talk to Strange Men is a 1962 thriller directed by Pat Jackson, starring Christina Gregg as Jean Painter, Jack Sharp and Conrad Phillips. It runs 1 hour 5 minutes.

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Don’t Talk to Strange Men (1962) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 5m (65 min)
Director
Pat Jackson
Genre
Thriller
Original language
English
After the credits
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The story

What Is Don’t Talk to Strange Men About?

The premise of Don’t Talk to Strange Men without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

What did your Mother always tell you? An innocent girl is “groomed” over the telephone, and nearly becomes the victim of an attacker.

Don’t Talk to Strange Men Themes & Keywords

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  • sexual grooming
  • pay phone ringing
  • stranger danger
  • teenage girl as protagonist
  • telephone caller
  • telephone terror
  • cautionary tale
  • mysterious telephone call
  • bus stop
  • waiting at a bus stop
  • ringing telephone
  • pay phone
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  • answering a pay phone
  • sister sister relationship
  • teenage girl
  • female protagonist
  • murder
  • kidnapping
  • bus
  • waiting for a bus
  • double decker bus
  • teenager
  • 14 year old girl
  • older sister
  • watching a movie in a theater
  • wrong telephone number
  • trusting a stranger
  • strange man
  • manipulation
  • bicycle
  • gun
  • missing a bus
  • hunter
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  • hunting
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  • underage girl rejects adult man's advances
  • falling in love
  • fake name
  • parent
  • hitchhiking
  • man teenage girl relationship
  • barn
  • pervert
  • pub owner
  • pub
  • brother in law sister in law relationship
  • babysitting
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Cast & crew

Don’t Talk to Strange Men Cast & Characters

Christina Gregg leads the cast as Jean Painter, with Jack Sharp as Chequers Patron and Conrad Phillips as Ron. Directed by Pat Jackson; 10 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Don’t Talk to Strange Men

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From the director

More from Pat Jackson

More films directed by Pat Jackson: What a Carve Up!, Snowball, Virgin Island and The Feminine Touch.

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Plot

Don’t Talk to Strange Men Plot Summary

What happens in Don’t Talk to Strange Men from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

On a quiet country road, a driver offers a lift to a woman, and the moment darkens as he attacks her. The crime shocks the community, and her body is later discovered by children playing in a hay shed, a grim reminder of danger lurking in familiar places.

Full summary

The whole story of Don’t Talk to Strange Men, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Don’t Talk to Strange Men?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What is the name of the teenage schoolgirl who answers the mysterious phone calls?

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FAQ

Don’t Talk to Strange Men FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Don’t Talk to Strange Men, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Don’t Talk to Strange Men?

Don’t Talk to Strange Men runs 1 hour 5 minutes (65 minutes).

When was Don’t Talk to Strange Men released?

Don’t Talk to Strange Men was released on October 1, 1962.

Who directed Don’t Talk to Strange Men?

Don’t Talk to Strange Men was directed by Pat Jackson.

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Who is in the cast of Don’t Talk to Strange Men?

Don’t Talk to Strange Men stars Christina Gregg as Jean Painter, Jack Sharp as Chequers Patron and Conrad Phillips as Ron, among 10 credited actors.

Does Don’t Talk to Strange Men have a post-credit scene?

No. Don’t Talk to Strange Men has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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