Tiger Bay( 1959)

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MURDER...enacted before the eyes of a little girl. She alone has the proof the police are searching for.

Overview

In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.

Top Billed Cast

John Mills
Superintendent Graham
Horst Buchholz
Korchinsky
Hayley Mills
Gillie
Yvonne Mitchell
Anya
Megs Jenkins
Mrs. Phillips
Anthony Dawson
Barclay
George Selway
Det. Sgt. Harvey
Shari
Christine
George Pastell
Poloma Captain
Paul Stassino
Poloma First Officer
Marne Maitland
Doctor
Meredith Edwards
Williams
Marianne Stone
Mrs. Williams
Rachel Thomas
Mrs. Parry
Brian Hammond
Dal Parry
Kenneth Griffith
Mr. Seymour
Eynon Evans
Mr Morgan
Christopher Rhodes
Inspector Bridges
Edward Cast
Det. Con. Thomas
David Davies
Desk Sergeant
Michael Anderson Jr.
Boy with Cap Gun (uncredited)
Harry Baird
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Tom Bowman
Seaman (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Pub Customer (uncredited)
Peter Halliday
Seaman (uncredited)
Hubert Hill
Policeman (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
Detective at Police Station (uncredited)
John Howard
Detective (uncredited)
Jack May
Mr Willis (uncredited)
Harry Phipps
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Stan Simmons
Referee (uncredited)
John Wilder
Police Line-Up (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sun Sep 06 2015

I spy, I spy you. Tiger Bay is directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by John Hawkesworth and Shelley Smith. It stars Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Megs Jenkins and Anthony Dawson. Music is by Laurie Johnson and cinematography by Eric Cross. A young girl witnesses a murder and complicates the investigation by becoming attached to the killer. The Lord's My Shepherd. Set in the Principality of Cardiff, South Wales, Tiger Bay is a boffo noir drama in the tradition of the excellent Charles Crichton/Dirk Bogarde picture, Hunted (1952). The core of the story is about the f...