Tread Softly Stranger 1958 DVD B&W Shown in original aspect ratio Approx. 91 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.)
Starring: Diana Dors, George Baker, Terence Morgan, Patrick Allen, Jane Griffiths, Joseph Tomelty, Thomas Heathcote and Russell Napier. Written by George Minter and Denis O’Dell, based on play “Blind Alley” by Jack Popplewell. Directed by Gordon Parry.
Johnny Mansell (George Baker) has fled to the Yorkshire steel town of Rawborough, once his hometown, after racking up large gambling debts in London. He moves into a cramped boarding house where his brother Dave (Terence Morgan), a clerk in a local steel mill, was already living; Dave has a girlfriend Calico (Diana Dors), a hostess in a local nightclub, who lives close by and their flats have neighboring flat roof spaces, which the three often use. Johnny discovers that Dave has been stealing money from the mill where he works, spending the money on Calico. While Johnny works on a scheme to get enough money to cover up Dave’s fraud and pay off his own debts with a win on the racetrack, Calico comes up with her own plan
The eponymous theme tune was sung by Jim Dale.
“She Never Had a Chance! No One Could Do What She Did - And Get Away With It!”