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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.
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...
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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.
Pilot Capt. McTaggert (Alex Mackenzie) desperately needs the job to save his boat -- but he and the crew of two men and a boy nevertheless plan to get the most out of Marshall...
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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 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 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).
Sauce on the Maggie features an old world Italian cuisine featuring longtime customer favorites and house specialties like the Penne Gorgonzola and Rigatoni and Sausage, Grilled Atlantic Salmon and Hand Tossed Pizza.
