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Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke

Tiger in the Smoke

A killer - savage, relentless, evil, loose in the city's fog he becomes a...

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ThrillerCrime

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In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies he talks about a treasure that was hidden there. Several years later, the members of that group are still together as a street band living in a cellar. The last of the gang, who was chosen for his skills as a ruthless killer, escapes from prison in a rampage of killing and, obsessed with the treasure, takes the gang to France to recover it.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

27 November 1956

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Geoffrey Leavitt

Muriel Pavlow

Muriel Pavlow

Meg Elgin

Tony Wright

Tony Wright

Jack Havoc (aka Johnny Cash)

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Tiddy Doll the Gang Leader

Beatrice Varley

Beatrice Varley

Lucy Cash

Alec Clunes

Alec Clunes

Asst. Commissioner Oates

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Canon Avril

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Chief Inspector Luke

Charles Victor

Charles Victor

Will

Thomas Heathcote

Thomas Heathcote

Rolly Gripper

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Tom Gripper

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Crutches

Gerald Harper

Gerald Harper

Walter "Duds" Morrison

Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Detective Sergeant Pickett

Stanley Rose

Stanley Rose

Uncle

Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

Police Constable

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Copper

Hilda Barry

Hilda Barry

Mrs. Mary Talisman

Brian Wilde

Brian Wilde

Trumps

Violet Gould

Violet Gould

(uncredited)

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

(uncredited)

Victor Brooks

Victor Brooks

Detective (uncredited)

Howard Lang

Howard Lang

Detective (uncredited)

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Stall Attendant (uncredited)

Philip Ray

Philip Ray

Police Doctor (uncredited)

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