Available on DCP
November 17 & 21 New York, NY FILM FORUM
as a part of "Once More With Ealing"
United Kingdom, 1949
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Producer: Michael Balcon, Monja Danischewsky
Cast: Basil Redford, Catherine Lacey, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood
Screenwriter: Compton MacKenzie, Angus MacPhail
Based on the novel by Compton MacKenzie
Cinematography: Gerald Gibbs
Music: Ernet Irving
Genre: Comedy
Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Language: English
Running Time: 82 minutes
Synopsis:
The residents of the Scottish island of Todday lament running out of whisky amid wartime rationing, but when a merchant ship full of the stuff runs aground nearby, the locals embark on a madcap caper to relieve the ship of its nectar and avoid the wrath of the Home Guard Captain and his customs officer crony.
Awards & Nominations:
Top Foreign Films winner (National Board of Review, 1950)
Best British Film nomination (BAFTA Awards, 1950)
