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Father Goose( 1964)

TV-MAAdventureComedyRomance
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They're sharing a South Sea island with 7 little chaperones...and the Pacific as their battleground!

Overview

During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!

    Top Billed Cast

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      Cary Grant

      Walter Christopher Eckland

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      Leslie Caron

      Catherine Freneau

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      Trevor Howard

      Commander Frank Houghton

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      Jack Good

      Lieutenant Stebbings

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      Sharyl Locke

      Jenny

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      Pip Sparke

      Anne

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      Verina Greenlaw

      Christine

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      Stephanie Berrington

      Elizabeth Anderson

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      Jennifer Berrington

      Harriet MacGregor

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      Laurelle Felsette

      Angelique

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      Nicole Felsette

      Dominique

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      Alex Finlayson

      Doctor Bigrave

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      Peter Forster

      Chaplain

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      Frank Marocco

      Accordionist

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      John Napier

      Lt. Cartwright

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      Simon Scott

      Captain of Submarine, USS Sailfin

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      Don Spruance

      Navigator

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      Ken Swofford

      Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin

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      Richard Lupino

      Radioman

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Apr 20 2025
    “Walter” (Cary Grant) is a bit of a rogue who is conned into helping the war effort by “Houghton” (Trevor Howard) and so takes up residence on a remote Pacific island where he is to report sightings of Japanese aircraft, shipping etc. In return, he will be given his very own island Easter egg hunt - only it will be for bottles of Scotch, instead! He’s grumpily resigned to his duty until one day he encounters “Catherine” (Leslie Caron) on his island complete with her own set of ducklings - half a dozen young daughters of the French diplomatic corps left behind. She demands that he help, he deman...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    12500000.00

    Keywords

    • island
    • airplane
    • south seas
    • coast watcher
    • protective association
    • child protection