Whisky Galore Auciton

**pdcorlis** · 25th November 08, 08:24 AM

Its a clever movie - and a wonderful story. Now I wonder if our own Roberston has his sights set on that particular treasure?

**Jack Daw** · 25th November 08, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by pdcorlis

Its a clever movie - and a wonderful story. Now I wonder if our own Roberston has his sights set on that particular treasure?

I have the movie on VHS tape as I cannot find a dvd version, yet. I think its a wonderful movie. Do I guess right that the sing-songy accents used in the movie are genuine to the Outer Hebrides?

**McClef** · 25th November 08, 11:31 AM

I have the movie on DVD but it's Region 2.

The movie was based upon a novelisation of the original incident by Compton McKenzie and set on the Island of Toddae, for which the Island of Barra was used in the movie.

**Pleater** · 25th November 08, 11:53 AM

The film might still be touring - it was also entitled 'Tight little island' and has been reported as showing in small cinemas around the world with appropriate subtitles.

It seems that the story appeals to audiences everywhere.

The whisky, and the rest of the cargo was, I believe, destined for the US, to raise dollars to pay for the war, so there was some ill feeling, and the fact that fate had juxtaposed Scots and Scotch was considered no excuse, which I think was a little harsh.

Anne the Pleater

**Une** · 4th December 08, 08:33 AM

The auciton was held yesterday & it fetched £2,200 to a gentleman from Scotland.

**auld argonian** · 4th December 08, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by Une

The auciton was held yesterday & it fetched £2,200 to a gentleman from Scotland.

...where is Pour1Malt, anyway....?

Best

AA

**An t-Ileach** · 4th December 08, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

I have the movie on VHS tape as I cannot find a dvd version, yet. I think its a wonderful movie. Do I guess right that the sing-songy accents used in the movie are genuine to the Outer Hebrides?

That accent used to be typical of most of the Islands (though Lewis and Harris sound more like The Cook from The Muppet Show), but in some (like Islay, Skye, Mull) there have been a lot of incomers over the last few decades and many of them won't make any effort to learn the Gaelic which was probably the source of the accent. I don't think, however, that any of the actors in the movie came from the Islands (although Sir Compton Mackenzie lived, and is buried, on Barra) - the nearest was Glasgow (Gordon Jackson and Duncan Macrae).