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Father Goose is a 1964 American Technicolor romantic comedy film set in World War II, starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard. The title is a play on the children's fiction character of "Mother Goose," which is used as a code name assigned to the coast watcher character played by Grant.
A beachcomber and a schoolteacher are stranded on an island during World War II and fall in love. Father Goose is a romantic comedy starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard, directed by Ralph Nelson.
- (12K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- Ralph Nelson
- 1964-12-24
A comedy film about a beachcomber who becomes a coast watcher during World War II and falls in love with a teacher stranded on his island. Read the full plot summary, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia and more on IMDb.
Find out who starred in and worked on the comedy film Father Goose, directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Cary Grant and Leslie Caron. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
On an island in the South Seas, Walter Eckland (Cary Grant) lives a quiet life. That changes when he's persuaded to serve as a lookout for the Allies, watching for...
- (15)
- Cary Grant
- Ralph Nelson
- Granox Company
Synopsis. 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!
- 118 min
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Father Goose. Cary Grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out WWII in peace - until the Allies recruit him to be a lookout on the South Pacific isle. During an enemy attack, he answers a distress call and discovers a beautiful French schoolmarm and her students.
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