The Candy Snatchers

The Candy Snatchers

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1973-06-01
Duration:95 min
Director:Guerdon Trueblood
Actors:Tiffany Bolling, Ben Piazza, Susan Sennett, Brad David, Vince Martorano
Production:Marmot Productions

Overview:

A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.

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