Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall

77 mins | Comedy, Romance | April 1, 1953

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.

Laxdale Hall

77 mins | Comedy, Romance | April 1, 1953

Laxdale Hall
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title Laxdale Hall
Directors Denis Johnson, John Eldridge
Writers Eric Linklater, John Eldridge, Alfred Shaughnessy

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

Prunella Scales

as Morag McLeod

Kynaston Reeves

as Rev. Ian Macaulay

Roddy McMillan

as Willie John Watt

Keith Faulkner

as Peter McLeod

Andrew Keir

as McKellaig

Jean Colin

as Lucy Pettigrew

Nell Ballantyne

as Nurse Connachy

Eric Woodburn

as Gambie, poachers' leader

Howard Connell

as "Posty" the Postman

Grace Gavin

as Mrs. McLeod

Norman MacOwan

as Old Villager

Ian MacNaughton

as Constable Jock

Tom Baird-Ferguson

as Constable Donnell

Meg Buchanan

as Mrs. McKellaig

Rikki Fulton

as First Poacher

James Gilbert

as Second Poacher

James Copeland

as Fisherman

Archie Duncan

as Police Sergeant

Margaret Boyd

as Mrs. Campbell

James Anderson

as Senile Crofter

Julian D'Albie

as Cabinet Minister

Walter Horsbrugh

as Member of Parliament

Tony Kilshawe

as Colonial Official

Lionel Harris

as Dining-Car Attendant