Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall is a 1953 British comedy film directed by John Elridge and starring Ronald Squire, Kathleen Ryan, Raymond Huntley, Prunella Scales, Fulton Mackay and Jean Colin. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044830/]

A British parliamentary delegation is dispatched to the Scottish Highlands where the residents are protesting at their poor links with the outside world. After a few days amongst them, and initial problems of interaction, the visitors begin to fully appreciate the locals' lifestyle

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