Don’t Talk to Strange Men

A driver offers a lift to a woman and then attacks her. The assault ends in her death, leaving the crime to haunt the rural community. Later, some children playing in a hay shed discover the body and alert the authorities.

Jean Painter waits for a bus on a quiet country lane. She has been babysitting at The Chequers, her uncle Ron's pub, and she answers a ringing phone in a nearby phone box. She becomes fascinated by the mysterious caller and agrees to chat again the next day.

On the next day at the same time the phone rings again and Jean eagerly answers. She falls in love with the man, but uses the false name Samantha.

On the third day the man does not call at the usual time, and Jean misses the bus, hoping he will call. A passerby uses the phone box, interrupting the call and causing her to miss it.

On the fourth day the man calls again, annoyed about her previous absence. He chats about loving her voice, and they plan to meet in person the next day.

Jean's father, worried by a newspaper report of a murdered girl, bans Jean from going to The Chequers that night and also bans Ann from attending a dance. The decision underscores the tension between desire and parental protection.

That evening, Jean pretends to go into town with Ann to the cinema, but instead takes the bus toward the rendezvous. She sees a drunk man wandering along the lane, grows frightened, and runs into a field, hiding in a shed.

Meanwhile, a man enters The Chequers pub and orders a drink. He is revealed to be the caller from the phone box.

Jean runs to The Chequers, where she hears the man's voice and sees his face. She watches as he calls the phone box, tying the two plots together in real time.

Ann, who had left the cinema early, arrives at the phone box and answers the ringing phone, but says little. She then phones the police, hoping to intervene before disaster strikes.

Jean tells Ron the story and radios the phone box, urging Ann to hide. But it is too late—the man arrives and drags Ann into his car, pulling the trap closer to its deadly end.

Ron arrives in his car, gives chase, and forces the man's vehicle off the road. A brutal struggle ensues, and the police arrive just as it climaxes, ending the immediate danger and bringing the pursuit to a halt.