Review of Whisky Galore! (1949) by Melissa W — 10 Feb 2011
Delightful post-war British comedy illustrating for the umpteenth time the fighting spirit of the "ordinary Joe" (or in this case Jock) when set against the pomposity of the would-be ruling classes.
Capt Waggett (Basil Radford) is the real star here as the middle class representative of stiff upper lippery. Surely Jimmy Perry and David Croft must have drawn on him when they were dreaming up the Capt Mainwaring character for the long-running BBC TV sit-com "Dad's Army".
Even one of Waggett's lines ("I was waiting to see when you'd spot that", a comment usually made when Mainwaring had just uttered some piece of logistical nonsense) made an appearance.
Unmissable example of British comedy rooted in the style that made Ealing so succesful.
This review of Whisky Galore! (1949) was written by Melissa W on 10 Feb 2011.
Whisky Galore! has generally received positive reviews.
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