The poor, elderlyand the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their moneyscottish skipper of a brokendown old puffer boat tricks an american tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. Amanda blake miss kitty from gunsmoke plays miss robin crusoe in this lowbudget, rather crudely made female version of the daniel defoe classic. This is a shame since, imperfect as it is, it has much of the intelligence that marks mackendricks more celebrated films. 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. Maggie mcnamara 19291978 was an american actress and model. 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. For instance, the maggie is a film set in scotland about a decrepit ship led by a happygolucky crew who deceitfully take on a job to transfer an american tycoons possessions to another part of the country. Still from film movement trailer for the maggie 1954 in short, its a road movie or a riverroad movie, and a kind of clashing buddy picture. Starring alex mackenzie, paul douglas and tommy kearins. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for the maggie 1954. The maggie is a decrepit clyde puffer boat, whose wily captain dupes a wealthy american.
The maggie is a decrepit clyde puffer boat, whose wily captain dupes a wealthy american businessman to ferry his possessions to his new scottish island home then proceeds to delay, hinder and. Aug 31, 2016 interviews with tommy kearins the wee boy from the ealing comedy film the maggie duration. Arrogantly certain that he can make a shrewd deal, he charters a. The maggie original title passed 1h 32min comedy february 1954 uk an american businessman in scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a. In a zombieinfested world where people transform slowly over the course of a few weeks after becoming infected, this movie focuses on the two leads in the final days before maggie s condition. Miss robin crusoe 1954 a shipwrecked lass sets up housekeeping on a desert island and rescues female native from certain doom, thereby winning herself a girl friday. Download the high and the mighty 1954 full movie video.
The maggie, no less than his other works, proves that rose deserves to be remembered one of the great geniuses of film comedy. Interviews with tommy kearins the wee boy from the ealing comedy film the maggie duration. Marshall paul douglas, a wealthy american, plans to surprise his wife with a summer residence in the british isles. The film is in many ways a counterpart to the titfield thunderbolt d. The maggie 1954 the maggie also known in the usa as high and dry was filmed near crinan in argyll, glasgow and on islay. The gay dog is a 1954 british comedy film directed by maurice elvey and starring wilfred pickles, petula clark and megs jenkins. The businessman leaves the boat a more considerate, compassionate person aware of the needs of those around him, and the maggie joins the fleet of calvin b marshall transport boats, saved from extinction. Paul douglas became an unlikely middleaged cinema star by simply capitalizing on his big, burly, brash and boorish appeal to the nth degree. The american soon realizes hes been conned but can he stop them. But the maggie is if anything more ambivalent still, with neither the impish tugboat captain nor his swanky clientvictim emerging as quite what he first seems. Maggie is a dramatic departure for schwarzenegger, who is better known for his action film roles. See the full list of the maggie cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. She reprised the role in the controversial 1953 film version. Maggie is a 2015 american postapocalyptic horror drama film directed by henry hobson, in his directorial debut, written by john scott 3, and starring arnold schwarzenegger, abigail breslin and joely richardson.
He forsook an extremely successful career as one of the countrys top radiosports announcers to prove his value as an actor. High and dry aka the maggie movie trailer hd plot synopsis. Alex mackenzie, paul douglas, james copeland, abe barker, hubert gregg, geoffrey keen and tommy kearins. An american businessman is tricked into sending his private cargo to a scottish island. The maggie 1954 tt0047085 the poor, elderly,and wily when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their moneyscottish skipper of a brokendown old puffer boat alex mackenzie tricks an american tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. May 08, 2015 maggie synopsis when a deadly zombie virus sweeps the nation, a father will stop at nothing to save his infected daughter in this postapocalyptic thriller starring arnold schwarzenegger and abigail breslin. The maggie digitally restored film movement classics trailer. While most film buffs have seen the postwar comedy classic whisky galore. Both films deal with sentimental efforts to preserve. It was filmed at southall studios, and features petula clark singing a long way to go, written by joe henderson and leslie clark petulas father. As the maggie finally gets away, marshall is visited in his hotel by campbell, accompanied by fraser, a journalist who has been having fun with the story, and a furious sarah mactaggart.
The maggie features gorgeous blackandwhite seascapes. A digitally restored version of the the maggie will be released on bluray in the u. 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. An american businessman is conned into shipping his valuable cargo on a. Watch maggie starring arnold schwarzenegger in this horror on directv. A pilot for a lighthearted mystery, not picked up by cbs, about maggie webb, an attractive widow in london, whose late husband has left her nothing but a huge home and an enormous tax debt. Quotes i wont pose in bathing suits unless a role in a picture calls for me to dress that way. Directed by alexander mackendrick and written by william rose, it is a story of a clash of. Having directed some of the studios best known and beloved films this story about a tricky skipper conning an american businessman into allowing his to ship his valuable cargo to a scottish island is a sweet but undemanding movie. Maggie is offered a job by diane webb, her tough but warmhearted sisterinlaw, who runs an international pu.
Feb 04, 2020 high and dry aka the maggie movie trailer hd plot synopsis. Alexander mackendrick is rarely mentioned alongside the studios better known comedies. Blakewho bears a striking resemblance here to british beauty hazel courtis the survivor of a shipwreck whose lifeboat beaches on a deserted island. Jan 10, 2016 the high and the mighty 1954 full movie click now. Jan, 2019 an ealing studios comedy drama from 1954 depicting a clash of cultures between a hardnosed american businessman and a crafty scottish sea captain, inspired by neil munros stories of the vital. Directed by alexander mackendrick and written by william rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a harddriving american businessman and a wily scottish captain. The maggie 1954 is perhaps the greatest of all ealing comedies, but do note that as of 2017 it has only seen official release in the uk. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. After internet chats on a film forum as to whether any of the cast from the ealing comedy the maggie released 1954 were still around. Interviews with tommy kearins the wee boy from the. The normal zombie movie would be all about killing zombies with strange weapons or firearms, but this movie give us a new perspective. Mackendrick returned to his scottish roots once again for 1954 s the maggie.
In any event with the studio system fast crumbling stars with contracts that tied them to a studio were fast becoming a. What are the ratings and certificates for the maggie 1954. The film ends with appreciation of both sides of the coin. Nearly 30 years later, bill forsyth acknowledged mackendricks film as a key influence on his classic local hero. The crew of an ageing glasgowbased puffer named maggie are equally bemused and delighted when an overworked shipping clerk agrees to contract them to deliver a valuable cargo between the city and the remote port of kiltarra, apparently mistaking another, grander, newer. Rapscallious captain alex mackenzie, who skippers his rundown boat the maggie along the scottish coast, hatches a scheme to make some fast cash when american businessman paul douglas hires him to transport material to his new island home, in this ealing nautical farce. Mar 11, 2020 still from film movement trailer for the maggie 1954 in short, its a road movie or a riverroad movie, and a kind of clashing buddy picture. An ealing studios comedy drama from 1954 depicting a clash of cultures between a hardnosed american businessman and a crafty scottish sea.
Both films deal with sentimental efforts to preserve ageing vehicles the maggie is a decrepit puffer boat, the thunderbolt a steam engine rescued from a museum in the face of apparently heartless forces of progress. Maggie gyllenhaal wearing dark poppy printed silk dress on. After his daughter abigail breslin is infected with a virus that transforms her into a zombie, a smalltown farmer arnold schwarzenegger will stop at nothing to save her. Black widow 1954 film black widow is a 1954 deluxe color mystery film in cinemascope, with elements of film noir, written, produced and directed by nunnally johnson and starring ginger rogers, van heflin, gene tierney, and george raft. Described by the radio times as a cross between whisky galore. Now, in a new bluray release from film movement classics, mackendricks other two ealing comedieswhisky galore. She made her broadway stage debut in the play the moon is blue. Arrogantly certain that he can make a shrewd deal, he charters a small, rundown transport boat, the maggie, to carry his furnishings to the new property.
Starring paul douglas, alex mackenzie and james copeland. An old rundown puffer boat the maggie carries a loveable yet reckless. Its unfortunate that movie fans track actors and directors so much more closely than writers. Mackendrick returned to his scottish roots once again for 1954s the maggie.
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your rotten tomatoes account against an email address associated with. Marshall and pusey finally catch up with the maggie and marshall orders mactaggart to return to ardrishaig with the cargo. The 1954 film the maggie follows a wiley scottish puffer boat captain as. As part of the film the boat captain tries to leave the clyde at low tide. Released in 1954, when ealings creative and commercial energy was fading, the maggie d. The maggie, cleverly retitled high and dry when it was theatrically released in north america, is a daft and deft 1954 farce. The maggie je britanska crnobijela filmska komedija snimljena 1954. Ever since tight little island came along five years ago with a warm and delightful commentary on the singlemindedness and shrewdness of the scots, we have been waiting for that film s director. It was very touching see how maggie sickness advance and i think everybody have acted well during the movie. Overview of high and dry, 1954, directed by alexander mackendrick, with paul douglas, alex mackenzie, james copeland, at turner classic movies. Little surprise then that rank closed the studio the following year and sold it to the bbc. Most ealing comedies championed consensus, but alexander mackendricks revelled in conflict.
Maggie never weighed more than 100 pounds and she claimed it was very hard for her to put on weight. Originally released as high and dry, the maggie was one of the most endearing of the regional british comedies of the 1950s. Madame x i agnostosmadame x 1954 film maddalena the maggie, directed by alexander mackendrick magnificent obsession, directed by douglas sirk, starring jane wyman and rock hudson. In this british comedy, an american businessman is tricked into sending his cargo, bound for a scottish isle, upon a broken down old train. Although the maggie is owned by his sister, he just manages to eke out a meager living while staying one. The maggie is a 1954 film starring paul douglas, alex mackenzie, james copeland. This was one of 6 films produced by ealing in 1954. The maggie is a 1954 british comedy film produced by ealing studios. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions. The 1954 film the maggie follows a wiley scottish puffer boat captain as he tries to get one over on an american business man. Described by the radio times as a cross between whisky. The maggie also known as high and dry is a gentle ealing comedy from director, alexander mackendrick.
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