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Bookmark this pageTiger by the Tail (1955)
Director: John Gilling
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From Time Out Film Guide
It was once a sure sign that a career was in decline when a Hollywood actor was reduced to accepting a part in a British movie. That was the fate that befell Larry Parks, who'd so memorably played Al Jolson a few years before. As a former communist, he was hounded by the House Un-American Activities Committee. It would be nice to think that the Brits found him a vehicle worthy of his talents, but this soporific thriller adapted from John Mair's novel Never Come Back is nothing of the sort. He plays an American journalist kidnapped by a gang of hoodlums when he gets wind of their plans.Author: GM
Cast & crew
Director: John Gilling
Producer: Robert S Baker, Monty Berman
Cast: Larry Parks, Constance Smith, Lisa Daniely, Cyril Chamberlain, Donald Stewart, Thora Hird full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 85 mins
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