whisky galore (1949)

AKA Tight Little Island.
"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."
Its 1943 and the Scottish isle of Toddy is in mourning. Due to the war the island is dry, bereft of whisky, the water of life itself. Then a ship smashes on the rocks stock full of the stuff, and the islanders waste no time in 'rescuing' the cargo. The only problem is Captain Waggett (Basil Radford), the English commander of the home guard, who had determined to recover it. There then follows a game of cat and mouse, with the islanders becoming ever more ingenious at hiding the contraband.
Based on a true story, this fictionalised account is one of the great Ealing comedies.