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    Maggie, The (1954)

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    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 from Glasgow to his new residence on a remote Scottish island – although the boat has a clapped-out engine and is too small, too slow and altogether inappropriate to make the journey.

    When Marshall realises he’s been had, he chases after the boat in an aeroplane to retrieve his cargo and the film follows their adventures and calamities as they try to deliver the merchandise.

    The Maggie is one of the lesser Ealing comedies, albeit a cheerful, charming and gentle one. The photography is excellent, and the acting is also very good.

    The Maggie was played by two boats in the film – the Boer and the Inca. The film was released in some markets as High and Dry.

    Calvin B. Marshall
    Paul Douglas
    Captain MacTaggart
    Alex Mackenzie
    The Mate
    James Copeland
    The Engineer
    Abe Barker
    Dougie
    Tommy Kearins
    Pusey
    Hubert Gregg
    Campbell
    Geoffrey Keen
    Miss Peters
    Dorothy Alison
    Reporter
    Andrew Keir
    Sarah
    Meg Buchanan
    The Laird
    Mark Dignam
    Dirty Dan
    Jameson Clark
    C.S.S. Skipper
    Moultrie Kelsall
    Sheena
    Fiona Clyne
    Barmaid
    Sheila Shand Gibbs

    Director
    Alexander Mackendrick

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