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The 'Maggie' (released in the U.S. as High and Dry) is a 1954 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard-driving American businessman and a wily Scottish Clyde puffer captain.
May 23, 2021 · Alexander Mackendrick, High and Dry, Ealing Studios, comedy. Language. English. An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat. Addeddate.
The Maggie. An underrated, gentle little comedy, the sort of which Ealing are associated with. The storyline packs quite a punch on American capitalism as a tycoon gets to believe that, after cutting corners and underestimating the crew of the 'Maggie', he can buy out his mistake with dollars alone.
Mar 6, 2022 · The Maggie (released in the U.S. as High and Dry) is a 1954 British comedy film. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard...
Jun 11, 2013 · The Maggie. Melanie Harries. 13 subscribers. 11K views 10 years ago.
The film follows Calvin Marshall, an American businessman (Paul Douglas) attempting to ship some of his own furniture up the Scottish coast, and whose emissary is conned into contracting the work out to the dilapidated steamer The Maggie and her louche, conniving captain (Alex Mackenzie).
The Maggie is the 1955 BAFTA-nominated Ealing comedy by Scottish director Alexander Mackendrick (Whisky Galore!, The Man in the White Suit, The Ladykillers), nominated for Best British Film, Best British Screenplay and Best Film From Any Source.
The 'Maggie' (released in the U.S. as High and Dry) is a 1954 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard-driving American businessman and a wily Scottish Clyde puffer captain.
The captain of a dilapidated tatty ‘puffer’ boat, “The Maggie”, cons an American businessman into letting the old coastal boat carry a valuable cargo to a Scottish island. The American soon realizes he’s been conned but can he stop them?
Maggie is one of the fifty-odd puffer boats which chug among the Western Isles of Scotland. Squat, unprepossessing, and badly in need of paint, she is destined for the scrap yard unless her skipper can get her repaired.
