[Dixielandjazz] Tight Little Island?

[macjazz]

No, the best was The Horse's mouth.

Never been a film like it before or since!

Gully Jimson lives!

Mart

Martin D. McKay (Designated Listener)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Richoux" <tubaman at tubatoast.com>
To: "Martin D. McKay" <macjazz at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Tight Little Island?


> 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????
>>
>
>
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