Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John Eldridge |
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| Writer: | Eric Linklater, Alfred Shaughnessy, John Eldridge |
| Staring: |
| A starchy parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote Scottish Highlands community, where the residents are protesting the poor condition of their road by withholding their taxes, and spend a few days among the locals. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 01, 1953 |
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| Director: | John Eldridge |
| Writer: | Eric Linklater, Alfred Shaughnessy, John Eldridge |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | scotland |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ronald Squire | General Matheson |
| Jameson Clark | Roderick McLeod |
| Raymond Huntley | Samuel Pettigrew, M.P. |
| Sebastian Shaw | Hugh Marvell, M.P. |
| Kathleen Ryan | Catriona Matheson |
| Fulton Mackay | Andrew Flett |
| Prunella Scales | Morag McLeod |
| Kynaston Reeves | Rev. Ian Macaulay |
| Roddy McMillan | Willie John Watt |
| Keith Faulkner | Peter McLeod |
| Andrew Keir | McKellaig |
| Jean Colin | Lucy Pettigrew |
| Nell Ballantyne | Nurse Connachy |
| Eric Woodburn | Gambie, poachers' leader |
| Howard Connell | "Posty" the Postman |
| Grace Gavin | Mrs. McLeod |
| Norman MacOwan | Old Villager |
| Ian MacNaughton | Constable Jock |
| Tom Baird-Ferguson | Constable Donnell |
| Meg Buchanan | Mrs. McKellaig |
| Rikki Fulton | First Poacher |
| James Gilbert | Second Poacher |
| James Copeland | Fisherman |
| Archie Duncan | Police Sergeant |
| Margaret Boyd | Mrs. Campbell |
| James Anderson | Senile Crofter |
| Julian D'Albie | Cabinet Minister |
| Walter Horsbrugh | Member of Parliament |
| Tony Kilshawe | Colonial Official |
| Lionel Harris | Dining-Car Attendant |
| Name | Job |
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| Eric Linklater | Novel |
| Denis Johnson | Assistant Director |
| Alfred Shaughnessy | Screenplay |
| Bernard Gribble | Editor |
| Ray Simm | Art Direction |
| Ken Hodges | Camera Operator |
| John Eldridge | Director, Writer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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