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Tiger Bay is directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by John Hawkesworth and Shelley Smith. It stars Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Megs Jenkins and Anthony Dawson. Music is by Laurie Johnson and cinematography by Eric Cross. A young girl witnesses a murder and complicates the investigation by becoming attached to the killer. The Lord's My Shepherd. Set in the Principality of Cardiff, South Wales, Tiger Bay is a boffo noir drama in the tradition of the excellent Charles Crichton/Dirk Bogarde picture, Hunted (1952). The core of the story is about the friendship that forms between a murderer and the child that saw him do it. There is nothing remotely risqué in this friendship, it's tender and pertinent given the absence of parents and kin in Gillie's (H. Mills) life (she lives with her Auntie played by Jenkins). Korchinsky (Buchholz) is not a madman psychopath, his crime was a moment of madness, a crime of passion, and he is very likable and therefore it's believable that young Gillie would take him for surrogate kinship. If you want to be happy and live a king's life, never make a pretty woman your wife. The drama comes from the investigation led by Superintendent Graham (J. Mills), who has to stay on top of things whilst being spun lots of yarns by the precocious Gillie. Things are further spiced up by the presence of another suspect played by Dawson, who is all jittery and suspicious, this is a very good splinter in the narrative, ensuring that the pic never relies on being just about a special/odd friendship. The writers also provide much intelligence as regards the era, with nods to sexual politics, the changing of attitudes with children, while there's a multi cultural background to the play. Pat on the back is deserved as well for incorporating a thread about the opposing laws of maritime and those of the land. Yes, I have, and a very brave man. The aged dockside locales keep things earthy, as does the run down and cramped housing arrangements, these allow Thompson & Cross to cover it with noirish tints, the dockside scenes (and the church interiors) are all shadows and shimmers, it really is gorgeous work, the black and white compositions perfectly lit. Cast are superb, has Buchholz - away from the iconography of The Magnificent Seven - ever been better than he is here? J. Mills is class, but then he almost always was, Dawson is quality old boy, but it's young Hayley's movie, a stupendous performance from one so young, it's easy to see why she would carve out a considerable career in acting. A little irk exists about the complete lack of any scene showing Gillie's Auntie being worried that her charge has gone missing, especially since there has been a murder in the block, but it's a small itch to scratch. Tiger Bay, smart, pretty and dramatic. 9/10

There are a stack of good reasons for watching this movie: an extraordinary performance by the young Hayley Mills, in her first film; a solid storyline; deft direction by J. Lee Thompson; interesting Welsh locations; striking black and white photography; and a beautiful editing job. All good reasons. But the best reason, for me, is that the film depicts a warm, surprising relationship between a young man and a pre-teen girl, strangers until a chance meeting, that is not clouded or cloyed by hysterical and ugly suppositions of impropriety. It is hard to imagine this subject-matter being treated with such directness and vitality in a movie made today. The available DVD contains a brilliant transfer and fascinating commentary by Hayley Mills recorded in 2004. She has a lot to say about her co-star, the German actor, Horst Buchholz, who is terrific in the firm, and about working alongside John Mills, her father, who plays the investigating detective with his usual aplomb.

Tiger Bay was a great movie for a number of reasons. I will admit the kid and the killer plot is very familiar territory, and while the film offers very little new it is still a remarkable and I think underrated movie. The best element was the truly terrific debut performance of Hayley Mills. Quite frankly, her performance is one of the greatest child performances ever, that's how good it was. The plot about a young girl befriending a murderous sailor and her attempts to hinder the detective's investigation is still suspenseful and clever, and still manages to be intriguing in the slower moments. The cinematography is fabulous, and perfectly captures the sights of the Cardiff docklands and of Hayley's photogenic face. Also J Lee Thompson is a fine director of children, and directs Hayley with care and precision. Even more remarkable is the credible characters and the supporting acting of Hayley's father the wonderful John Mills and Horst Buchholz. All in all, a very good movie. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Although quite familiar with nearly every scene and plot twist, it was interesting to view Tiger Bay as a grownup. It's an adult movie about a child's emerging sense of morality. Initially, Gillie is all about telling lies just to get her way (a toy bomb, an extra shilling, an hour of independence) and then gradually (you can actually perceive the wheels turning in her head) she realizes that lies can also serve to protect a loved one. The film is very good, but it's really all about Hayley Mills; she's fairly astonishing. She doesn't just steal the movie by being cute; she carefully delivers a thoughtful performance. Her character grows by learning to care for someone (breaking in new, unselfish emotions), developing her own standards for right and wrong, and experiencing raw heartbreak. The interrogation scenes where she spontaneously calculates her responses while barely concealing that everything's a lie - they're so realistic, they're genius.Remember that scene in the church loft? It starts out agonizingly suspenseful and scary; if you'd never seen the film before , you'd wonder, is she going to accidentally wound him? end up controlling him? Is he going to keep chasing after her, eventually kidnap her? And then gradually, through brief exchanges, they recognize that they are kindred souls - misfits, lonely, misunderstood, unappreciated. Within minutes, the scene has mellowed into this moment where they look at each other over a burning candle and spontaneously grin at each other.You can also glimpse and interject an interesting back story for Gillie: she's an orphan living with her aunt, Mrs. Phillips. So where's Mr. Phillips? Killed in WWII? They don't say. Gillie is obviously a recent transplant (a kid yells "go back to London!" at the beginning), she's apparently an orphan, and she's growing up neglected in this Cardiff tenement where bitter war-torn grownups are barely hanging on to their lives. You perceive these details as an adult, and they add new layers. Apparently Hayley got a lot of international attention after this movie, and not just from Disney. Certainly director J. Lee Thompson The Guns of Navarone)had much to do with coaxing Hayley's performance, but the talent and charisma are all hers.