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The 'Maggie' 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.
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The Maggie Video Item Preview. movies. The Maggie by. 1954 Topics 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 2021-05-23 15:55:33
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The Maggie (1954) finds comedy in the clash between competence and irresponsibility. On the Scottish Hebrides coast, the skipper (Alex Mackenzie) of a small cargo boat, or puffer, manages to con his way into hauling a valuable load of furniture to the holiday island home of a high-strung American businessman (Paul Douglas).
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Ever anxious to cut costs, Douglas arranges with a local "transport company" to move his luggage to a remote Scots island. That's how he gets mixed up with The Maggie, a ranshackle old shipping vessel captained by taciturn Alex Mackenzie. Our only cavil: The Maggie is slow going at times, cutting its humor potential in half.
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Film Synopsis C alvin B. Marshall is a wealthy American businessman who is desperate to have his personal property transported to his holiday retreat on a remote Scottish island. Mactaggart is the captain of a clapped out steam barge, The Maggie, who is in desperate need of cash to make repairs to the vessel so that its licence can be renewed.A conspiracy of circumstances brings the two men.
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The 'Maggie' 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 captain. Colin McArthur has made a trenchant criticism of its representation of Scotland and its relationship with American capital, and of the failure of.
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Maggie, The (1954) The Maggie is a tiny old puffer boat based on the River Clyde that is nearly ready for the scrap heap. In a last-ditch effort to come up with funds to save the old boat, Captain MacTaggart (Alex Mackenzie) cons brash American airline magnate Calvin B Marshall (Paul Douglas) into using the boat to transport his household items.
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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 story was inspired by Neil Munro's short stories of the Vital Spark and her captain, Para Handy.
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Calvin B. Marshall (Paul Douglas), a wealthy American, plans to surprise his wife with a summer residence in the British Isles. Arrogantly certain that he can make a shrewd deal, he charters a.
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High and Dry: Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie, James Copeland, Abe Barker. An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat.
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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 Sc.
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Alexander Mackendrick. The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his.
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An American industrialist (Paul Douglas) needs to get a valuable cargo up the Scottish coast to Killtara. Through a mix of luck, misunderstanding and the crew's wiliness, The Maggie gets the job and sets off. Douglas soon realizes his mistake and tries to rescue his cargo. There's a good chance the puffer will sink before it reaches Killtara.
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Media. The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.
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High and Dry aka The Maggie movie trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Mackendrick returned to his Scottish roots once again for 1954's THE MAGGIE. Described by the Radio Times as a "cross between Whisky Galore! and The Titfield Thunderbolt," this often "underestimated" Ealing comedy gem, which follows the exploits of a wily puffer boat captain, was nominated for three BAFTA Awards.
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Available on iTunes. 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. This seems a forlorn hope - until Mr. Pusey makes his mistake. Mr.