[Dixielandjazz] Tight Little Island?

[G. William Oakley]

One of the all-time great films.  I can laugh just thinking about it. 

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Bill
macjazz wrote:
> No, the best was The Horse's mouth.
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> Never been a film like it before or since!
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> Gully Jimson lives!
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> Mart
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> Martin D. McKay (Designated Listener)
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>> Wasn't Alex Guinness in EVERY British film from that era?
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>> I especially liked his performance in "The Belles of St. Trinian's."
>>
>> ;-)
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>> Dave Richoux
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>> 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.
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>>
>> On Jun 25, 2009, at 5:37 PM, ROBERT R. CALDER wrote:
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>>> 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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