The Maggie
1954 British film by Alexander Mackendrick / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1954 film. For other uses, see Maggie (disambiguation).
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.
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Directed by | Alexander Mackendrick |
Screenplay by | William Rose |
Story by | Alexander Mackendrick |
Produced by | Michael Balcon Michael Truman |
Starring | Paul Douglas Alex Mackenzie James Copeland |
Cinematography | Gordon Dines |
Music by | John Addison |
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Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) Universal-International (US) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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The story was inspired by Neil Munro's short stories of the Vital Spark and her captain, Para Handy.[2][3]