Diana Dors stirs up crime and conflict in the industrial shadows of Yorkshire.
TREAD SOFTLY STRANGER
An irresistible temptress causes trouble between two brothers when the more handsome charismatic ones turns up, leading to robbery and death.
Tread Softly Stranger is a 1958 United Kingdom crime drama film directed by Gordon Parry about two brothers and a nightclub hostess plotting a payroll robbery in a Yorkshire steel town.
Synopsis
Why Cult
Filmed on location in Rotherham, the film gives viewers an authentic glimpse of postwar Yorkshire industrial life.
Diana Dors plays Calico, a hostess whose schemes spark a robbery and set sibling tensions ablaze.
Family turns deadly when gambling debts, embezzlement, and temptation collide in a grimy Yorkshire flat.
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Questions from the Vault
What is Tread Softly Stranger about? +
Tread Softly Stranger is about two brothers and a nightclub hostess who plot a payroll robbery in a Yorkshire steel town to escape gambling debts and fraud.
Who directed Tread Softly Stranger? +
Tread Softly Stranger was directed by Gordon Parry.
How long is Tread Softly Stranger? +
Tread Softly Stranger has a runtime of 90 minutes.
What genre is Tread Softly Stranger? +
Tread Softly Stranger is a crime drama.
When was Tread Softly Stranger released? +
Tread Softly Stranger was released in 1958.