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Tiger by the Tail is a 1955 British crime thriller film directed by John Gilling and starring Larry Parks, Constance Smith, Lisa Daniely and Donald Stewart. It is an adaptation of the novel Never Come Back by John Mair. Larry Parks, a memorable Al Jolson in The Jolson Story, had fallen foul of America's House Un-American Activities Committee, and had his first film role for four years starring in this British low budgeter. It was shot at Walton Studios and on location around London. In 1958 it was distributed in the United States by United Artists under the title Cross-Up.
Original Release
09/19/1955
US Release
03/01/1958
Cast
Name | Character |
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Larry Parks | John Desmond |
Constance Smith | Jane Claymore |
Lisa Daniely | Anna Ray |
Cyril Chamberlain | Foster |
Donald Stewart | Macaulay |
Thora Hird | Mary |
Joan Heal | Annabella |
Alexander Gauge | Fitzgerald |
Ronan O'Casey | Nick |
Marie Bryant | Singer |
Directors
Writers
John Gilling, Willis Goldbeck, Laura G. Chirinos
Cast
Name | Character |
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Larry Parks | John Desmond |
Constance Smith | Jane Claymore |
Lisa Daniely | Anna Ray |
Cyril Chamberlain | Foster |
Donald Stewart | Macaulay |
Thora Hird | Mary |
Joan Heal | Annabella |
Alexander Gauge | Fitzgerald |
Ronan O'Casey | Nick |
Marie Bryant | Singer |
Doris Hare | Nurse Brady |
Ronald Leigh-Hunt | Dr. Scott |
Robert Moore | Clarke |
John H. Watson | Truscott |
Hal Osmond | Electrical Inspector |
Russell Westwood | Sam |
June Rodney | Nurse |
Frank Forsyth | Sgt. Gross |
Alastair Hunter | Hotel Clerk |
Ernest Blyth | Nightclub Patron |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert S. Baker | Producer |
Monty Berman | Producer |