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Whisky Galore (1949)

Whisky Galore (1949)

IMDb: 7.2
1949

Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship

The Man in the White

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

IMDb: 7.3
1951

An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons

A Boy Ten Feet Tall

A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)

IMDb: 7.1
1963

Ten year old Sammy travels 4500 miles on his own from the Suez Canal to Durban, South Africa

A High Wind in Jamai

A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

IMDb: 6.5
1965

In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling but their ship is taken over by pirates who become fond of the kids

High and Dry (1954)

High and Dry (1954)

IMDb: 6.9
1954

An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat

The Devils Disciple

The Devils Disciple (1959)

IMDb: 7.0
1959

The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War

The Ladykillers (195

The Ladykillers (1955)

IMDb: 7.7
1955

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul de sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians

Crash of Silence (19

Crash of Silence (1952)

IMDb: 7.4
1952

Mandy Garland was born deaf and has been mute for all of her life Her parents believe she is able to speak if she can only be taught, and they enroll her with a special teacher

Sweet Smell of Succe

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

IMDb: 8.0
1957

Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J J Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sisters romance with a jazz musician

Dont Make Waves (196

Dont Make Waves (1967)

IMDb: 6.0
1967

Carlo goes on a vacation to Southern California where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy going local culture while getting entangled in two beach side romances