Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he ... See full summary ». Now that he is dead they are desperate to get their hands on it. Use the HTML below. nickjg. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Before he dies he talks about a treasure that was hidden there. In a racially mixed American town, a five-year-old black girl falls un... "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. Drama. Tiger in the Smoke is a 1956 British crime film directed by Roy Ward Baker (billed as Roy Baker) and starring Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Tony Wright, Bernard Miles and Christopher Rhodes. (1956). Looking for something to watch? The treasure is in fact a statue of the Madonna. A husband and wife stop to help two men in a car crash only to find they are criminals on the run. They had attacked Morrison because they believed he was an accomplice of Havoc. 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 Not Yet Rated 1 hr 34 min Drama, Crime, Thriller. Someone knocked out a man and left him for dead during a fishing trip... Vacationing at a resort hotel in Spain, a man discovers he is the only... Medical student Philip fall in love with Mildred, a waitress. [4] It was shot at Pinewood Studios with sets designed by the art director Jack Maxsted. The men had been led to believe that Elgin secreted a large amount of treasure in a house in Brittany. Written by The story was adapted for a 1956 film Tiger in the Smoke starring Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow and Tony Wright, but omitting the central character of Campion and handing his dialogue and scenes to other characters, particularly Inspector Luke. When she arrives there with the police accompanying her, she catches sight of a man in the distance wearing an old coat of her husband's. It is soon revealed that they are ex-commandos, and former comrades of Morrison, with whom they served on a raid in Brittany in the Second World War. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the... A man pays a hitman to kill him. Now, in The Tiger in the Smoke, it is at least twenty years later, and “Albert” is happily married to the Lady Amanda Fitton and has a family. Donald Sinden plays an innocent man who ends up getting kidnapped by a gang of escaped criminals hiding out in a basement. Before he dies he talks about a treasure that was hidden there. Except for the omission of Campion, the film follows the plot of the book very closely. A series of youthful killers in the early 1950s culminated in the Derek Bentley - Christopher Craig case, where a constable was killed, and the the actual killer could not be tried (he was too young). Laurence Naismith plays the decent local church canon, whose one effort to help this psychotic ends in his near murder. His mentally challenged friend, who made the mistake of shouting, "Let him have it Chris", was hanged. TIGER IN THE SMOKE is one of those films that starts out where you don't know what the heck is going on, but it gradually grips and draws you into the story as it progresses. Familiar characters are still present, but Lugg is now doing nanny duty for the Campion children, and Stanislaus Oates is Assistant Commissioner and head of Scotland Yard. He refuses to tell them anything, and having nothing they can charge him with, the police release him. During the late 1940s and the 1950s the subject of juvenile gangs and delinquency took a hold in London. It is not brains or cunning: He has discovered the "Science of Luck". ", "Everyone ends up in the same damned place. Tiger in the Smoke. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Morrison again refuses to talk, and tries to flee from Leavitt - into an alley where he is set upon by a gang of ex-soldiers who beat him to death and take Leavitt off as a prisoner. 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, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast. [1] It is based on the 1952 novel The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham, although the film omits the principal character of Albert Campion. He believes if you believe in luck you will create it for yourself. The lonely widow is preparing to marry a man she doesn't love. Tiger in the Smoke (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Summaries. Travelling to Venice to locate an ex-partisan, in behalf of a French insurance company, a British private detective gets mixed-up in a political assassination conspiracy. Donald Sinden is the local decent common man who helps bring down the local monster.It's not shown too frequently (I saw it about 1983 or so). This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. We still are not sure if Bentley wanted Craig to shoot or to hand the gun over to the constable. 15 of 19 people found this review helpful. The culmination of this was the creation of the image of the "Teddy Boy", who was like our delinquents - a young adult with attitude problems. His interest aroused by the pictures sent to Meg, her new fiancé Geoffrey Leavitt follows Morrison and tries to demand an answer from him about his sudden appearance masquerading as Meg’s dead husband. Having been sent a picture of her husband, a war hero killed in France, Meg Elgin is led to believe he is still alive and arranges a meeting at a London railway station. In the hands of some writers it became a subject of national malaise as in the play LOOK BACK IN ANGER, with the young upset at how they were being cheated of their futures by the so-called blunders of the previous two or three generations. Film. ", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Shithouse' Interviews with Cooper Raiff & Jay Duplass. After three women are released from prison, we follow them for their first day of freedom. But in the here and now it also led to the recognition of a criminal problem: The urban youth who had nothing to do but have sex and get into trouble. 1h 34min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 18 March 1957 (Sweden) 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. When she arrives there with the police accompanying her, she catches sight of a man in the distance wearing an old coat of her husband's. Havoc, now united with his former comrades, also travels to France where he discovers to his disgust that when Major Elgin had spoken of his ‘priceless’ treasure, he had in fact been referring to its artistic beauty rather than its monetary worth. Several years later the members of that group are still together as a street band living in a cellar. 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. Comically the figure of the Teddy Boy was spoofed as a clumsy idiot by Peter Sellers in THE LADYKILLERS. In a 1950s British village, a teenager, who is in love with her Latin language teacher, disappears, prompting the police to investigate the teacher, amidst public rumors of rape and murder. The crafty and experienced waiter Albert keeps things running smoothly at the Jolly Fiddler Hotel, and he is the only one who can placate the crabby justice of the peace who is a permanent ... See full summary ». The commander of the raid had been Meg's husband, Major Elgin. Several years later the members of that group are still together as a street band living in a cellar. TMDb Score. Intrigued by the portrait of a Jewish girl at a London art gallery, a British Army Major attempts to find her amongst the refugees living in various camps for displaced people in post-World War II Germany. Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt after a young woman that he has just recently met is found dead on the local ... See full summary ». 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. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Leavitt returns to Meg and together they head to Brittany to find the treasure. From Saint Maud to The Wicker Man here are some British horror movies that are certain to keep you looking over your shoulder for weeks to come. The cinematography was by Geoffrey Unsworth. Having been sent a picture of her husband, a war hero killed in France, Meg Elgin is led to believe he is still alive and arranges a meeting at a London railway station. 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. http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Tiger-in-the-Smoke_1956/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tiger_in_the_Smoke&oldid=968402059, Pages using infobox film with unknown empty parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 July 2020, at 05:08. Synopsis / Plot An escaped killer heads for the French coast to find a mysterious treasure reportedly buried in a widow's mansion. Certificate: Passed He refuses to tell them anything, and having nothing they can charge him with, the police release him. In post-WW2 Europe, when the dictator of a small police state dies during surgery, the operating surgeon, who's a visiting American doctor, is held captive in order to preserve the terrible state secret. 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. Tiger in the Smoke. The film is set in a noirish smog-shrouded London and Brittany, France and combines the genres of mystery, thriller, crime and drama. Was this review helpful to you? A British petty criminal lies to his son about his frequent prison terms by inventing honorable plausible explanations for his absences from home, but things get complicated when his son becomes a judge's assistant. When he is pursued and captured, he turns out to be Duds Morrison, a former soldier and out-of-work actor recently let out of prison. It is not until his world blows up in his face, as it did in that of his older American contemporary Cody Jarrett in WHITE HEAT, that he realizes there is a limit to such luck.Bernard Miles as his older gang lieutenant (originally the boss until Jack took over) is wonderful as a seedy type who would like to break Jack's neck but knows if something goes wrong he will be lucky to be left a cripple only.

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