Author of whisky galore6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() The local shopkeeper, Joseph Macroon (Wylie Watson), has two daughters: Peggy (Joan Greenwood) and Catriona (Gabrielle Blunt). But, despite being less uplifting than before the disappearance of whisky, life has to continue. ![]() Due to rationing caused by the war, the whisky supplies have run out, which leaves the inhabitants in despair as whisky takes a vital place in their life and culture. Whisky Galore! takes place on the small isolated island of Todday in Scotland and its intrigue revolves around, well, you’ve guessed it: whisky. Despite being considered a significant film of the Ealing series and despite some worth-mentioning elements, I must admit it didn’t reach me as it should have. Interestingly, this director, who was mainly connected to the Ealing comedies at some point, directed a very dark American film! Written by Compton Mackenzie and Angus MacPhail, it was based on the book of the same name by Mackenzie, a Scottish author (a relevant mention). ![]() By the way, I just discovered that Alexander Mackendrick also directed Sweet Smell of Success (1957). The journey across the Ealing comedies continues today with Whisky Galore!, a 1949 film that introduced two critical figures to these films: director Alexander Mackendrick and actress Joan Greenwood. ![]()
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