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Tiger by the Tail

The Walls of a Whole City Were Closing In...And Now He Was Running For His Life!
1955 | 80m | English

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On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when she is shot struggling for a gun she has pulled on him. This is only the start of his troubles, as Anna worked for a criminal organisation who know Desmond has now got her valuable contacts list.
Release Date: Sep 19, 1955
Director: John Gilling
Writer: John Gilling, Willis Goldbeck, John Mair
Genres: Crime
Keywords london, england, reporter
Production Companies Tempean Films
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $80
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024
Entered: May 01, 2024
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Name Character
Larry Parks John Desmond
Constance Smith Jane Claymore
Lisa Daniely Anna Ray
Cyril Chamberlain Foster
Thora Hird Mary
Donald Stewart Macaulay
Joan Heal Annabella
Alexander Gauge Fitzgerald
Ronan O'Casey Nick
Name Job
John Gilling Director, Screenplay
Willis Goldbeck Screenplay
Desmond Davis Focus Puller
John Mair Novel
Name Title
Organization Category Person
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Geronimo1967
6.0

Despite having a pretty lacklustre cast, John Gilling adapts his own story quite well here to create a slightly more intriguing mystery. This time the visiting American box-office star is Larry Parks and he dons the role of journalist "Desmond". He has barely stepped off the plane when he finds hims ... elf embroiled with "Anna" (Lisa Daniely). Her part in the film is somewhat short-lived and soon our intrepid reporter is discovering that not only is he a person of interest to the police, but he is also being sought by her erstwhile employers who know that he has her valuable - and incriminating - contacts list! What adds a little to the interest here is the style of story-telling. Whilst it does deprive the plot of much jeopardy, it also sets an effective template for what is the retrospective nature of the unfolding of events. The supporting cast - notably Constance Smith as his assistant "Jane" are adequate and although it could comfortably have lost fifteen minutes off the rather meandering central section of the film, it's still a decent little thriller.

May 21, 2023