Comedy ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1953 · 1h 17m

Laxdale Hall

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Director

Cast

Ronald Squire as General Matheson Jameson Clark as Roderick McLeod Raymond Huntley as Samuel Pettigrew, M.P. Sebastian Shaw as Hugh Marvell, M.P. Kathleen Ryan as Catriona Matheson Fulton Mackay as Andrew Flett

Crew

Bernard Gribble — Editor Alfred Shaughnessy — Screenplay John Eldridge — Writer Eric Linklater — Novel

Synopsis

A starchy parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote Scottish Highlands community, where the residents are protesting the poor condition of their road by withholding their taxes, and spend a few days among the locals.

Mood & Themes

scotland

Key Collaborators

John Eldridge Director Bernard Gribble Editor Alfred Shaughnessy Screenplay John Eldridge Writer Eric Linklater Novel

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