Whisky Galore! (1949 film) Quotes

Whisky Galore! (1949 film) is a television program that debuted in 1970 . Whisky Galore! ended in 1970.

It features Michael Balcon as producer, Ernest Irving in charge of musical score, and Gerald Gibbs (cinematographer) as head of cinematography.

Whisky Galore! (1949 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom. Each episode of Whisky Galore! (1949 film) is 82 minutes long. Whisky Galore! (1949 film) is distributed by General Film Distributors (UK).

The cast includes: Henry Mollison as Farquharson, Basil Radford as Captain Paul Waggett, James Robertson Justice as Dr Maclaren, and Jean Cadell as Mrs Campbell.

Whisky Galore! (1949 film) Quotes

James Robertson Justice as Dr Maclaren

• (James Robertson Justice) "It's a well known fact that some men were born two drinks below par."

Basil Radford as Captain Paul Waggett

• (Basil Radford) "I want to speak to your son George."
• (Jean Cadell) "George is in his bedroom."
• (Basil Radford) "Oh, not ill, I hope."
• (Jean Cadell) "He's locked in his bedroom with his Bible and some bread and cheese, and he'll not be out until tomorra' mornin'."
• (Basil Radford) "I never heard of anything so preposterous."
• (Jean Cadell) "Did you ever hear of the Fourth Commandment?"
• (Basil Radford) "Of course, I have."
• (Jean Cadell) "Remember the --"
• (Basil Radford) "You needn't repeat it. I learned the Commandment years ago."
• (Jean Cadell) "More shame to you then that yeh should lead my son away from righteousness."
• (Basil Radford) "Mrs. Campbell, at this very moment our troops are fighting in North Africa. The Germans don't stop fighting on Sunday, so how can we?"
• (Jean Cadell) "What the Germans do, Mr. Waggett, is on their own conscience, and Toddy is not in North Africa, so there's no need to bring the heathens into it. I've been told that there are cannibals in Africa, but no one is going to persuade my son to eat human flesh."
• (Basil Radford) "No one's asking your son to eat human flesh."
• (Jean Cadell) "Not yet."
• (Basil Radford) "I insist on speaking to George himself."
• (Jean Cadell) "You could go down on your bended kness, amd I'll not let you speak to George."
• (Basil Radford) "I certainly shall not do that."
• (Jean Cadell) "Hah."

• (Basil Radford) "They're so unsporting. They don't do things for the sake of doing them like the English. We play the game for the sake of the game. Other nations play the game for the sake of winning it."

Henry Mollison as Farquharson

• (Henry Mollison) "My men are experts."
• (Basil Radford) "So are the Todday people, at hiding whisky."

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