Alexander Mackendrick

The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.

A man's fantastic invention, an always clean suit that never breaks, puts him in hot water with higher forces in the clothing industry in this comedy nominated for Best British Film at the BAFTAs and Best Screenplay at the Oscars.

Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship in this BAFTA-nominated crime caper based on a true story.

An influential but unethical Broadway columnist recruits a publicist to break up the relationship between his sister and a musician he disapproves of in this 1957 film noir.

A gang of five diverse oddball criminal types rent a two-room apartment in an old house on a London cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow with three pet parrots. The group's mastermind, Professor Marcus, tells her a cover story that they are members of an amateur string quintet and would like to use the rooms to hone their musical skills. In reality, they're plotting to rob an armored bank van and plan to use Mrs. Wilberforce's naiveté and her Victorian sensibilities to their advantage.