{"id":74399,"date":"2021-07-26T14:18:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74399"},"modified":"2021-07-26T14:25:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:25:22","slug":"tight-little-island-whisky-galore-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74399","title":{"rendered":"Tight Little Island \/ Whisky Galore! (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Any man who stands between us and the whiskey is an enemy!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Whisky-Galore-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Whisky-Galore-Poster-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-74400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Whisky-Galore-Poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Whisky-Galore-Poster-679x1024.png 679w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Whisky-Galore-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Whisky-Galore-Poster-179x270.png 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Whisky-Galore-Poster.png 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a cargo ship full of whiskey goes down near a Scottish island, its drink-loving residents rush to rescue what they can &#8212; but a by-the-books captain (Basil Radford) is determined to return the loot to its rightful owners.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Joan Greenwood Films<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nScottish-American director <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Mackendrick\">Alexander Mackendrick<\/a> made his (directorial) debut for Ealing Studios with this gentle comedy, set on a remote Scottish island and focusing exclusively on the impact of whisky (or lack thereof, due to wartime rationing) on the local population. It shows a group of people united in their efforts to secure what they want and need:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Men.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Men.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Men.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Men-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Men-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Men-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>banding together against Customs and Excise men (as personified by Home Guard C.O. Radford):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Radford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Radford.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Radford.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Radford-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Radford-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Radford-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and also the impact that drinking has on a young man (Gordon Jackson) smothered by his overbearing mother (Jean Cadell): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cadell2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cadell2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cadell2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cadell2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cadell2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cadell2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a bit of drink, Jackson finally works up the courage to tell Cadell he&#8217;s going to marry to his girlfriend (Gabrielle Blunt). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Jackson2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Jackson2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Jackson2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Jackson2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Jackson2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Jackson2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Blunt&#8217;s sister (Joan Greenwood) is romanced by a returning sergeant (Bruce Seton) much older than her:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Seton-Greenwood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Seton-Greenwood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Seton-Greenwood.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Seton-Greenwood-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Seton-Greenwood-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Seton-Greenwood-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a dying man (James Anderson) is resurrected by the presence of his favorite libation. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Dying-Man.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Dying-Man.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Dying-Man.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Dying-Man-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Dying-Man-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Dying-Man-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Favorite random line: &#8220;Mother, where is my helmet? You were using it to feed the hens!&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Helmet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Helmet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Helmet.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Helmet-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Helmet-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Helmet-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Film fanatics will likely be tickled to see Catherine Lacey from Michael Reeves&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1061\"><em>The Sorcerers<\/em> (1967)<\/a> in an earlier role here. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Lacey3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Lacey3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Lacey3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Lacey3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Lacey3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Lacey3-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gerald Gibbs&#8217; cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Drink3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Drink3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Drink3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Drink3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Drink3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Drink3-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boxes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boxes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boxes.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boxes-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boxes-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boxes-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting on the Isle of Barra<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Street.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Street.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Street.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Street-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Street-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Street-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Several humorous moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boy-Reading.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boy-Reading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boy-Reading.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boy-Reading-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boy-Reading-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Boy-Reading-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Baby.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Baby.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Baby.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Baby-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Baby-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tight-Little-Island-Baby-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0042040\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoreader.com\/chicago\/whisky-galore\/Film?oid=1073379\">Chicago Reader Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/15579\/ealing-comedy-collection-the-maggie-passport-to-pimlico-a-run-for-your-money-whiskey-galore-the-titfield-thunderbolt\/\">DVD Talk Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s3p5wBwdEog\">BFI Player Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Any man 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Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Joan Greenwood Films Scottish Films Review: Scottish-American director Alexander Mackendrick made his (directorial) debut for Ealing Studios with this gentle comedy, set&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74399\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Any man who stands between us and the whiskey is an enemy!&quot; Synopsis: When a cargo ship full of whiskey goes down near a Scottish island, its drink-loving residents rush to rescue what they can -- but a by-the-books captain (Basil Radford) is determined to return the loot to its rightful owners. 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