[Dixielandjazz] Tight Little Island?

[David Richoux]

Wasn't Alex Guinness in EVERY British film from that era?

I especially liked his performance in "The Belles of St. Trinian's."

;-)

Dave Richoux

by the way, DVDs  of Whisky Galore/Tight Little Island are available  
on Amazon, but Belles of St Trinian's is only on VHS at this point.


On Jun 25, 2009, at 5:37 PM, ROBERT R. CALDER wrote:

> The British are generally in agreement that the film America was  
> sold as Tight Little Island was called Whisky Galore! when they saw  
> it.
> I wonder which of the characters our intelligent listmate admirer of  
> the film supposes was Alec Guinness under the make-up. Perhaps the  
> starchy mother of Gordon Jackson?
> Given the Guinness gift for disguise etc, nobody can be blamed for  
> supposing he was in that film.  Or perhaps he was  . . .  where can  
> I get a dvd at this hour????
>