5.5
Murder mystery programmer from Republic pictures
Adele Mara
Sharon Winslow
Kane Richmond
Jerry Devery
Richard Fraser
Stephen Mason
Peggy Stewart
Phyllis Carrington
Cy Kendall
Inspector Henry Leggett
Gregory Gaye
Joe Sapphire (as Gregory Gay)
John Kelly
Sylvester
Beverly Lloyd
Constance Grey
Addison Richards
Mr. White
Donia Bussey
Rosie Gargan
Frank Reicher
Coroner
Garry Owen
Bartender
Gerladine Farnum
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Major McBride
Card Expert (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea
Louie (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Henchman (uncredited)
Beverly Reedy
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Melva Anstead
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Lucille Byron
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Martha Carroll
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Harriette Haddon
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Rosemonde James
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Marian Kerrigan
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Director
Philip Ford
Screenplay
George Carleton Brown
Writer
John Dunkel
December 28, 2014
The Tiger Woman (1945)
Sharon – The Tiger Woman!
A budget crime/mystery out of Republic Pictures, The Tiger Woman crams as much as it can into a running time of just under an hour. It’s a private detective yarn tinged with a dangerous femme fatale as the plot sends P I Jerry Devery (Kane Richmond) into the world of Sharon Winslow (Adele Mara), who needs him to help get her husband out of debt to the mob. But the husband’s death opens up a can of mysterious worms.
Please stop beating your gums.
What follows is a whole bunch of bluffs, wrong leads and red herrings, the latter of which usually involves cigarettes. The pic is strung together via a number of character exchanges where the dialogue pings with humorous spice, in the interim moments there’s court shenanigans, murder, beat downs and a beautiful southpaw thrown! It all leads to a genuinely pleasing finale as the reveal seems obvious even though it wasn’t, that’s how good the twists and turns are in the build up.
Mara smoulders with her big eyes and shapely legs and Richmond offers up good solid lantern jawed machismo. They are supported well by Peggy Stewart, Richard Fraser, Cy Kendall, John Kelly and Addison Richards. Phillip Ford (The Last Crooked Mile/Hideout) directs with classic Republic “B” efficiency and Ernest Miller (The Steel Helmet) photographs to the good staple requirements of black and white crime yarns of the era. 7/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00