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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.
Jun 11, 2013 · The Maggie. Melanie Harries. 13 subscribers. 11K views 10 years ago.
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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...
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May 23, 2021 · The Maggie is a classic British comedy about a Scottish islander who tries to scam an American businessman into shipping a valuable load of cargo. The film is available for free download and streaming on Internet Archive.
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The Maggie (1954) Mactaggart is the rascally skipper of The Maggie, a flimsy, rusting cargo ship known as a "puffer," which hauls freight along the western Scottish coastline and its islands. 258 IMDb 6.9 1 h 31 min 1954. 13+. Comedy · Feel-good · Joyous.
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).
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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.
