The Maggie

The Maggie
Original British quad-sized poster
Directed byAlexander Mackendrick
Screenplay byWilliam Rose
Story byAlexander Mackendrick
Produced byMichael Balcon
Michael Truman
StarringPaul Douglas
Alex Mackenzie
James Copeland
CinematographyGordon Dines
Music byJohn Addison
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors (UK)
Universal-International (US)
Release dates
  • 25 February 1954 (1954-02-25) (UK)
  • 30 August 1954 (1954-08-30) (US)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The 'Maggie' (U.S. title: High and Dry; also known as Highland Fling) is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie and James Copeland. It was written by William Rose and produced by Ealing Studios. It is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard-driving American businessman and a wily Scottish Clyde puffer captain.

The story was inspired by Neil Munro's short stories of the Vital Spark and her captain, Para Handy.

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