Scotch on the Rocks

Original title: Laxdale Hall

1953
Approved
1h 17m

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6.2/10

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Sebastian Shaw and Ronald Squire in Scotch on the Rocks (1953)

Comedy Romance

A parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote community in the Scottish Highlands where the residents are protesting at their poor links with the outside world. After a few days amongst the... Read allA parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote community in the Scottish Highlands where the residents are protesting at their poor links with the outside world. After a few days amongst them, the visitors come to appreciate the locals' lifestyle.A parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote community in the Scottish Highlands where the residents are protesting at their poor links with the outside world. After a few days amongst them, the visitors come to appreciate the locals' lifestyle.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

180

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Trivia
Film debut of Prunella Scales.

Goofs
Set on a Scottish island with a poor road and only 4 cars for the inhabitants and served by a passenger ferry . yet the poachers arrive more than once with a car and a lorry.

Quotes
[Mr and Mrs Pettigrew, Mr Marvel and Mr Flett are on the ferry to Laxdale, and are admiring the scenery]
Hugh Marvell, M.P.: Almost takes your breath away, doesn't it?
Lucy Pettigrew: Those mountains frighten me. They're so big.
Andrew Flett: That's Skye over there.
Hugh Marvell, M.P.: Yes, and beyond, nothing but the Atlantic.
Lucy Pettigrew: Isn't it lovely?
Samuel Pettigrew, M.P.: Personally, I disapprove of scenery. It encourages people to be lazy.

Connections
Referenced in Svengoolie: Fiend Without a Face (2021)

Soundtracks
My Old Man (Said Follow the Van)
(uncredited)
Written by Fred W. Leigh and Charles Collins
Sung by Pettigrew (Raymond Huntley) when he is in the hearse

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Featured review

10/10

Heart-warming.

Anyone with a feel for Scotland will love this charming little gem! Great dialogue, pretty women, rewarding romantic sub-plots (& main plot), and great scenery of the Highlands and Isles, all shot in very atmospheric black and white. It's one of Ealing's best ever efforts. Do yourself a favour and watch it!