Tiger Ghost

A vintage mystery omnibus that blends detective work with eerie folklore and romance, unfolding at a measured pace.

Directed by

B. N. Rao, Dato' S. Roomai Noor

Genres

Crime, Horror

Starring

Mary Lim, Siput Sarawak, Ibrahim Yem

Overview

Produced by Cathay-Keris, this omnibus of three stories (with different directors) was adapted from mystery tales featuring Detective Inspector Latiff (S. Roomai Noor), a character created Pelham Groom, a former British officer and genre writer who settled in Singapore. Latiff’s ‘Watson’ is a female Chinese forensic doctor (Mary Lim), and the first story 'Mud on Her Shoes' hinges on the romance between an English expat and a Malay woman. The second story is the titular 'Hantu Rimau'. The third tale ’Double Knock Out’, heralded as the first depiction of a local boxing match, was shot in Happy World (later renamed Gay World), one of the night-life amusement parks known as the ‘Worlds’. 'Mud on Her Shoes' directed by L. Krishnan, 'Hantu Rimau' directed by B.N. Rao, 'Double Knock Out' directed by S. Roomai Noor

How it feels

Eerie, tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Mystery, crime, deception, love

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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