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Whisky Galore!
Why this pick
Mackendrick brings the same dry, affectionate comic precision to a small community outsmarting official obstacles, with lively ensembles and a gently anarchic Scottish spirit.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1954 1h 32m GBR
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The ''Maggie'' is a typical Clyde puffer, a small, aged cargo boat with a varied, irascible and argumentative crew. MacTaggart (Alex Mackenzie), her rascal of a captain, is in dire need of £300 to renew his licence. In a shipping office in Glasgow, he overhears Mr Pusey (Hubert Gregg), an Englishman complete with bowler hat and umbrella, trying to arrange for the transportation of some personal furniture for his boss, American Calvin B. Marshall (Paul Douglas (actor)). The big, reputable shipping company has nothing immediately available, so MacTaggart gets the job when Pusey mistakenly believes that he works for the company and that the more modern vessel docked next to the ''Maggie'' is MacTaggart's.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Paul Douglas
Marshall
James Copeland
The Mate
Hubert Gregg
Pusey
Dorothy Alison
Miss Peters
Mark Dignam
The Laird
Moultrie Kelsall
C.S.S. Skipper
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Barmaid
Russell Waters
Hailing Officer