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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Compton MacKenzie (novel)
Compton MacKenzie (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 1949 (USA) more
Tagline:
A Highland fling on a tight little island
Plot:
Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
User Comments:
cute little film more (24 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Basil Radford | ... | Captain Paul Waggett | |
| Catherine Lacey | ... | Mrs Waggett | |
| Bruce Seton | ... | Sergeant Odd | |
| Joan Greenwood | ... | Peggy Macroon | |
| Wylie Watson | ... | Joseph Macroon | |
| Gabrielle Blunt | ... | Catriona Macroon | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | George Campbell | |
| Jean Cadell | ... | Mrs Campbell | |
| James Robertson Justice | ... | Dr Maclaren | |
| Morland Graham | ... | The Biffer | |
| John Gregson | ... | Sammy MacCodrun | |
| James Woodburn | ... | Roderick MacRurie | |
| James Anderson | ... | Old Hector | |
| Jameson Clark | ... | Constable Macrae | |
| Duncan Macrae | ... | Angus McCormac |
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Tight Little Island (USA)
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Runtime:
82 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Iceland:L | UK:Approved (British Film Censors) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A
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In the US, the novel and film were titled "Tight Little Island" as there was a ban at the time on using names of alcoholic drinks in titles. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Had there really been whisky (or really about anything except air) in those wooden crates piled as high as a person on the rowboats the villagers use to loot the cargo ship, those boats would have capsized or sunk by the sheer weight of the crates. more
Quotes:
Dr Maclaren: It's a well known fact that some men were born two drinks below par. more
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Featured in Scotland on Screen (2009) (TV) more
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When I saw this film was made by Ealing Studios, I jumped at the chance to see it. That's because following WWII, this small studio made a long string of cute little gems--all with exquisite writing, acting and direction--and on shoestring budgets. Their Alec Guinness films and PASSPORT TO PIMLICO are some of the very best films of the era. So I wasn't surprised when I found I also enjoyed this slight little film about a town that ran out of whisky (the Scottish spelling) and their attempts to smuggle in a new supply of drink. Once again, the very simple story was deftly handled and it was quite entertaining. There were only two drawbacks--neither one might affect you personally. The first was the language. While I watch tons of British television and movies, I, like most Americans have a much harder time understanding Scottish accents than English accents. I really would have loved subtitles or closed captioning, but the videotape I saw had neither. Secondly, the quality of the print was really lousy. Both these problems can be blamed on Critic's Choice Videos. I've seen other films from them and must say they produce among the WORST quality videotapes--try to find ANY other brand.