Review of Tiger Bay (1959) by Kevin C — 23 Jan 2011

Movie night with Iris.

Classic Saturday afternoon B&W fare. Hayley Mills on tomboy form with Horst (Magnificent Seven) Buchholz.

This review of Tiger Bay (1959) was written by Kevin C on 23 Jan 2011.

Tiger Bay has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Michael T (3,420) on 31 Jul 2012

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By Sunshine D (3) on 09 Nov 2007

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By Paul D (6,077) on 30 Dec 2008

Good value for its four stars. The Cardiff in which this is set is long since gone, but that doesn't take away from this cinematic gem…

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By Private U (13,627) on 11 Oct 2007

Watch all of hayley mills's films and then watch this one again and again and this one she is young and this is very good because she wins…

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My wish list: I wish there was a film from the 1950's that was set in my home town of Cardiff…

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By Sarah B (1,309) on 16 Mar 2009

The best Hayley Mills film, no comparison. She always was better at playing tomboys…

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By Maurice P (17) on 07 Nov 2016

Amazing performance by young Haley Mills in this completely unpredictable drama. Horst Buchholz is stunningly gorgeous…

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By Isabel Quigly (94) for The Spectator (1,162) on 11 Jul 2018

The effort to bring out the tough variety of place and class and feature is something that wants applauding even when it only half succeeds…

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By Mark D (2,239) on 29 Sep 2007

A must watch Sunday afternoon TV film…

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By Ruth L (655) on 23 Feb 2008

Hayley Mills blew me out of the water with this one. It's an amazing role, and it's her first…

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