

Tiger in the Smoke
1956-11-27 · 94 min · ★ 6.7
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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- Directors
- Roy Ward Baker
- Production companies
- The Rank Organisation
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Donald SindenGeoffrey Leavitt
Muriel PavlowMeg Elgin
Tony WrightJack Havoc (aka Johnny Cash)
Bernard MilesTiddy Doll the Gang Leader
Beatrice VarleyLucy Cash
Alec ClunesAsst. Commissioner Oates
Laurence NaismithCanon Avril
Christopher RhodesChief Inspector Luke
Charles VictorWill
Thomas HeathcoteRolly Gripper
Sam KyddTom Gripper
Kenneth GriffithCrutches
Gerald HarperWalter "Duds" Morrison
Wensley PitheyDetective Sergeant Pickett
Stratford JohnsPolice Constable
Percy HerbertCopper
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