Tiger by the Tail (1955 film)

Tiger by the Tail
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Gilling
Screenplay byJohn Gilling
Willis Goldbeck
Based onNever Come Back
by John Mair
Produced byRobert S. Baker
Monty Berman
StarringLarry Parks
Constance Smith
Lisa Daniely
Cyril Chamberlain
Donald Stewart
CinematographyEric Cross
Edited byJack Slade
Music byStanley Black
Production
company
Distributed byEros Films (UK)
United Artists (US)
Release date
  • 30 May 1955 (1955-05-30)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Tiger by the Tail (U.S. title: Cross-Up; also known as CrossUp) is a 1955 British second feature ('B')[1] crime thriller film directed by John Gilling and starring Larry Parks, Constance Smith, Lisa Daniely and Donald Stewart.[2][3] The screenplay was by Gilling and Willis Goldbeck, adapted from the 1942 novel Never Come Back by John Mair.

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Tiger by the Tail". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | TIGER BY THE TAIL (1955)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2014.