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For the book by Alan E. Nourse, see Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories.
Tiger by the Tail is a 1955 British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Larry Parks, Constance Smith and Donald Stewart.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel Never Come Back by John Mair. An American journalist works to expose a criminal gang in London.
Main cast
- Larry Parks - John Desmond
- Constance Smith - Jane Claymore
- Donald Stewart - Macauly
- Cyril Chamberlain - Foster
- Ronan O'Casey - Nick
- Lisa Daniely - Anna Ray
- Alexander Gauge - Fitzgerald
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt - Doctor Scott
- June Rodney - Young Psychiatric Nurse
- Joan Heal - Annabella
- Thora Hird - Mary
- Doris Hare - Nurse Brady
- Marie Bryant - Melodie
- Russell Westwood - Sam
- John H. Watson - Truscott
- Robert Moore - Clarke
- Hal Osmond - Charlie
- Frank Forsyth - Sergeant Gross
- Alastair Hunter - Hotel Clerk
References
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Films directed by John Gilling 1940s Escape from Broadmoor (1948) · A Matter of Murder (1949)1950s No Trace (1950) · The Quiet Woman (1951) · The Frightened Man (1952) · Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) · The Voice of Merrill (1952) · Deadly Nightshade (1953) · Recoil (1953) · Escape by Night (1953) · Three Steps to the Gallows (1953) · Destination Milan (1954) · Double Exposure (1954) · The Embezzler (1954) · The Gilded Cage (1955) · Tiger by the Tail (1955) · Odongo (1956) · The Gamma People (1956) · Interpol (1957) · High Flight (1957) · The Man Inside (1958) · Idol on Parade (1959) · The Bandit of Zhobe (1959)1960s The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) · The Challenge (1960) · Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961) · Shadow of the Cat (1961) · The Pirates of Blood River (1962) · Panic (1963) · The Scarlet Blade (1964 ) · The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) · The Night Caller (1965) · Where the Bullets Fly (1966) · The Plague of the Zombies (1966) · The Reptile (1966) · The Mummy's Shroud (1967)1970s La cruz del diablo (1975)Categories:- 1955 films
- British films
- 1950s comedy films
- English-language films
- Films directed by John Gilling
- 1950s British film stubs
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