The Maggie: Paul Douglas’s brash US businessman is tricked into entrusting a valuable consignment of furniture to the care of a salty old sea dog (MacKenzie) and his dilapidated little puffer (The Maggie). It’s that old Ealing comedy lesson – don’t underestimate the little man and his knackered mode of transport, especially if you’re from an urban area, or are foreign, or like your vessel to have a reliable motor inside it. Pleasing enough, especially if you’re a steam-sniffer of some sort.
CAST
Paul Douglas Calvin B. Marshall, the American
Alex Mackenzie Captain McTaggart, the Skipper
James Copeland The Mate
Abe Barker The Engineer
Tommy Kearins Doogie, the Wee Boy
Hubert Gregg Pusey
Geoffrey Keen Campbell
Dorothy Alison Miss Peters
Andrew Keir The Reporter
Meg Buchanan Sarah
Mark Dignam The Laird
CREW
Executive Producer Michael Balcon
Costume Design Anthony Mendleson
Director Alexander Mackendrick
Story Alexander Mackendrick
Original Music Composer John Addison
Screenplay William Rose
Editor Peter Tanner
Producer Michael Truman
Production Supervisor Hal Mason
Director of Photography Gordon Dines
Assistant Director Franklin Gollings
United Kingdom / Ealing Studios / 92 minutes / Released 1954-02-25
