High and Dry

In this 1954 British comedy film, Paul Douglas stars as Calvin B. Marshall, a stubborn and determined American industrialist, opposite Alex Mackenzie as Captain MacTaggart, the wily Scottish captain of the aged 'puffer' boat Maggie. The captain tricks Marshall into paying him to transport his personal cargo, but Marshall eventually learns the truth and sets out to track down the boat and its crew. Along the way, the two men's initial hostilities soften as they encounter a young girl and the loyalty of the "wee boy", Dougie, played by Tommy Kearins, who helps MacTaggart save the boat by jettisoning the valuable cargo. In the end, Marshall even allows MacTaggart to keep the money he needs, leading to the renaming of the boat after him.