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Tiger Bay
- Director: J. Lee Thompson
- Writer: Noel Calef; John Hawkesworth
- Producer: John Hawkesworth; Leslie Parkyn
CGiii Comment
The relationship between a tomboy and a murderer...
A well-thought of film....but, it doesn't quite stand up against the ravages of time. The acting is pretty damn awful, if truth be known...one for nostalgia.
Trailer...
Tiger Bay (J. Lee Thompson, 1959) Original Trailer from Picture Palace Movie Posters from PICTURE PALACE MOVIE POSTERS on Vimeo.
The(ir) Blurb...
Gille Jenkins, a 12 year old tomboy and compulsive liar living in a sordid tenement with her single parent mother, witnesses the murder of an immigrant Polish woman living in an nearby apartment by her former boyfriend, Bronislaus Korchinski. The young merchant marine becomes distraught when he discovers that she has become the mistress of a married British sports announcer and shoots her with her own gun. Gillie lies about the circumstances in order to keep the gun which she discovers where Korchinsky hid it. She ultimately bonds with him and misleads the police in their investigation.
Cast & Characters
John Mills as Superintendent Graham;
Horst Buchholz as Korchinsky;
Hayley Mills as Gillie;
Yvonne Mitchell as Anya;
Megs Jenkins as Mrs. Phillips;
Anthony Dawson as Barclay;
George Selway as Det. Sgt. Harvey;
Shari as Christine;
George Pastell as 'POLOMA' Captain;
Paul Stassino as 'POLOMA' 1st. Officer