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Laxdale Hall is a 1953 British romantic comedy film directed by John Eldridge and starring Ronald Squire, Kathleen Ryan, Raymond Huntley and Sebastian Shaw, with Prunella Scales and Fulton Mackay in early roles.
Original title: Laxdale Hall. 1953. Approved. 1h 17m. IMDb RATING. 6.2 /10. 179. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Romance. A parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote community in the Scottish Highlands where the residents are protesting at their poor links with the outside world.
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- Comedy, Romance
- John Eldridge
- 1954-06-05
Laxdale Hall is a 1951 comedy novel by the British writer Eric Linklater. A community in the West Highlands refuses to pay its taxes unless it receives a new road. Adaptation. It was adapted into the 1953 film of the same title directed by John Eldridge and starring Ronald Squire, Kathleen Ryan and Raymond Huntley. References
Laxdale Hall (known as Scotch on the Rocks in the USA) is a comedy telling the story of a remote Highlands village where the inhabitants refuse to pay their Road Fund License as the only road to the village is in a very poor state of repair. It was filmed around the Applecross peninsula.
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.
A parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote community in the Scottish Highlands where the residents are protesting at their poor links with the outside world. After a few days amongst them, the visitors come to appreciate the locals' lifestyle.
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Scotland the Movie Location Guide - Laxdale Hall, Bealach na Ba, Applecross. The road to the village in Laxdale Hall was filmed around the Bealach na Ba (Pass of the Cattle) near Applecross, one of the highest roads in the UK which ascends to over 620 metres.
