Summary
The poor, elderly-and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money-Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 80Audiences 68GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer80%
IMDb6.9
Audience score67%
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for comedies, −8 min on the typical 100
typical 10092Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+14Released
1954
February 25, 1954
72 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
Scottish GaelicMade in
United Kingdom
and 13 more31 people
- Paul DouglasCalvin B. Marshall, the American
- Alex MackenzieCaptain McTaggart, the Skipper
- James CopelandThe Mate
- Abe BarkerThe Engineer
- TKTommy KearinsDoogie, the Wee Boy
- Hubert GreggPusey
- Geoffrey KeenCampbell
- Dorothy AlisonMiss Peters
- Andrew KeirThe Reporter
- MBMeg BuchananSarah
Mark DignamThe Laird
Jameson ClarkDirty Dan
Moultrie KelsallC.S.S. Skipper- FCFiona ClyneSheena
- SSSheila Shand GibbsBarmaid
- BHBetty HendersonCampbell's Secretary
Russell WatersHailing Officer- DMDuncan MacintyreHailing Officer
Roddy McMillanInverkerran Driver- JMJack MacguireHighland Innkeeper
- JRJohn RaeThe Constable
Jack StewartSkipper- EWEric WoodburnSkipper
- DRDouglas RobinInspector
Directing · 2
- Alexander Mackendrick Director, Story
- Franklin Gollings Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- William Rose Screenplay
Production · 4
- Michael Balcon Executive Producer
- Michael Truman Producer
- L. C. Rudkin Unit Production Manager
- Hal Mason Production Supervisor
Camera · 3
- Gordon Dines Director of Photography
- Chic Waterson Camera Operator
- Hugh Wilson Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Peter Tanner Editor
Sound · 2
- John Addison Original Music Composer
- Stephen Dalby Sound
Art · 1
- Jim Morahan Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
- Alex Garfath Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Geoffrey Dickinson Visual Effects
Other crew · 2
- Leo Wilkins Sound Recordist
- Sydney Pearson Special Effects
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