The Maggie 1954 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Comedy aka: High and Dry
Director: Alexander Mackendrick Cast: Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie, James Copeland, Abe Barker, Tommy Kearins, Hubert Gregg, Geoffrey Keen, Dorothy Alison, Andrew Keir, Mark Dignam, Jameson Clark, Moultrie Kelsall
After American financier Calvin B. Marshall (Paul Douglas) arranged to ship needed cargo to a remote Scottish island, he figures out that he was conned and now is left to deal with the captain of a very leaky boat, "the Maggie."
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A Race for Life 1954 N/R, 69 min. Genre: Action / Drama aka: Mask of Dust
Director: Terence Fisher Cast: Richard Conte, Mari Aldon, George Coulouris, Peter Illing, Alec Mango, Meredith Edwards, James Copeland, Jeremy Hawk, Richard Marner, Edwin Richfield, Tim Turner, Stirling Moss
Once a world-class car racer, Peter Wells (Richard Conte) heads for Europe to make a comeback despite the fact that his wife Pat (Mari Aldon) objects to his plan and leaves him. But, when Peter enters the Grand Prix, Pat comes to the pits in support of Peter who ends up winning the race and then making a decision to give up car racing.
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Sailor of the King 1953 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Action / Drama aka: Single-Handed
Director: Roy Boulting Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller, Bernard Lee, Peter van Eyck, Victor Maddern, John Horsley, Patrick Barr, Robin Bailey, James Copeland, Sam Kydd, Nicholas Bruce, Martin Boddey, Lockwood West
The illegitimate son of British Naval Captain Richard Saville (Michael Rennie), Canadian Signalman Andrew Brown (Jeffrey Hunter) is the sole survivor after his ship is sunk. Brown is stranded on an island occupied by German soldiers but manages to shoot at a German cruiser in port for repairs and disables it long enough for his father's British fleet to sail in and sink it.
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| 1. The Maggie (1954) aka: High and Dry
2. A Race for Life (1954) aka: Mask of Dust
3. Sailor of the King (1953) aka: Single-Handed
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