Whisky Galore

**LandRover** · 18th February 12, 04:50 PM

Thank you for the "heads-up" ... I've got my favourite used-book-store looking for me, and I'm searching eBay ... I'll look for the series instead of the single story. I'm looking forward to reading these.

Originally Posted by mookien

Let us know how you like the book. It can be found in a trilogy of Compton MacKenzie novels entitled "The Highland Omnibus" that includes "The Monarch of the Glen", "Whisky Galore", and "The Rival Monster". They are all a lot of fun.

**mookien** · 18th February 12, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by LandRover

Thank you for the "heads-up" ... I've got my favourite used-book-store looking for me, and I'm searching eBay ... I'll look for the series instead of the single story. I'm looking forward to reading these.

You might try Abe Books, too. They are a web-based "bookstore" with independent dealers all over the world.

**mookien** · 17th February 12, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

I have this movie on VHS, but I have the TV series, "Monarch of the Glen," also based on a Compton MacK story, on dvd.

Which do you prefer? It may be an unfair question, since they were made over a half century apart. Notwithstanding the modern production quality of MOTG, I enjoyed it much more than the movie. In fact it is one of my favorite TV series along with "All Creatures Great and Small".

**Jack Daw** · 18th February 12, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by mookien

Which do you prefer? It may be an unfair question, since they were made over a half century apart. Notwithstanding the modern production quality of MOTG, I enjoyed it much more than the movie. In fact it is one of my favorite TV series along with "All Creatures Great and Small".

Oh, I love the old movies better, as long as the dialogue isn't too melodramatic and campy. I recommend "I Know Where I'm Going". And last evening, I watched "The Captive Heart (1946)" as it was also on YouTube in the right frame when I saved 'WG'. Gordon Jackson makes an appearance as an A&SH prisoner of war of the Germans (ein Kriegsgefangene), and wears his badger mask sporran in a flashback scene. Excellent movies!

**mookien** · 18th February 12, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

Oh, I love the old movies better, as long as the dialogue isn't too melodramatic and campy. I recommend "I Know Where I'm Going". And last evening, I watched "The Captive Heart (1946)" as it was also on YouTube in the right frame when I saved 'WG'. Gordon Jackson makes an appearance as an A&SH prisoner of war of the Germans (ein Kriegsgefangene), and wears his badger mask sporran in a flashback scene. Excellent movies!

Thanks for the recommendation. I just put "The Captive Heart" on my Netflix queue.