''The Candy Man'' is a 1969 American

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directed by

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and written by Herbert J. Leder. The film stars

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, Pixie Hopkin, Félix González and Pedro Galván. The film was released in February 1969, by

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Plot

Julia Evans, an American actress travels to Mexico with her young daughter. Drug dealer Sidney Carter spots the pair and decides to kidnap the young child. Carter enlists the services of his addict customer, Rick Pierce. The child's nanny, Greta, at first agrees to go along with the plot, but has second thoughts when the time comes. Greta attempts to fight off Pierce, but the young daughter is snatched by another woman. Carter approaches Evans with his ransom demands. The police are called by Roger, Evans' manager, and her ex-husband Lee. Officer Lieutenant Garcia tracks down the child after the ransom is paid, and confronts Carter. After a chase Carter is cornered near a hotel window, and falls to his death during the struggle, and the daughter is saved. Mother, father, and daughter are then reunited.

Cast

as Sidney Carter *

as Julie Evans *

as Lt. Garcia * Pixie Hopkin as Maria Lopez * Félix González as Felipe Lopez * Pedro Galván as Roger West *

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as Greta Hansen *

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as The Vagabond * Nancy Rodman as Gwen Easterly * Chuck Anderson as Lee Stevens * Carlos Cortés as Rick Pierce * John Kelly as Inspector * Lupita Ferrat as Jenny Stevens

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Candy Man, The (film) 1969 films American crime films 1969 crime films Allied Artists films Films directed by Herbert J. Leder 1960s English-language films 1960s American films