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Tiger Bay

Movie·1959·Thriller, Crime·1h 45m·7.2 (57)·Directed by J. Lee Thompson

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In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.

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John MillsJohn MillsSuperintendent GrahamHorst BuchholzHorst BuchholzKorchinskyHayley MillsHayley MillsGillieYvonne MitchellYvonne MitchellAnyaMegs JenkinsMegs JenkinsMrs. PhillipsAnthony DawsonAnthony DawsonBarclay
George Selway
George SelwayDet. Sgt. Harvey
Shari
ShariChristine

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