Whisky Galore (1949)

The story takes place on Todd ay , a
small island 100 miles off the coast of Scotland , where
the government allotment of four bottles of whiskey is nowhere
near enough to sate the thirst of its residents. Without
the golden liquid life loses all meaning for the islanders,
until a miracle happens — a ship carrying 50,000 cases of
whisky wrecks upon the rocks surrounding the island. The
crafty islanders have to overcome several obstacles on the
way to their beloved drink, including a military guard on
the ship, the local bartender who sees the cargo as a threat
to his business, and the religious requirements of the Sabbath.
Even after the islanders are once again suitably lubricated,
the narrator info rms us that all did not live happily ever
after, because the whisky eventually ran out.