The Candy Man

Feb 1, 1969

1h 35m

★ 4.6

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Sagittarius Productions

The Candy Man Trailers

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Cast

Sidney Carter

George Sanders

Julie Evans

Leslie Parrish

Lt. Garcia (as Manuel Fábregas)

Manolo Fábregas

Maria Lopez

Pixie Hopkin

Felipe Lopez

Félix González

Roger West

Pedro Galván

Greta Hansen

Gina Romand

The Vagabond

José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'

Gwen Easterly

Nancy Rodman

Lee Stevens

Chuck Anderson

Rick Pierce

Carlos Cortés

Tamara Garina

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