Adventure ·Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1964 · 1h 58m

Father Goose

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Director
Ralph Nelson
Cast
Cary Grant as Walter Christopher Eckland Leslie Caron as Catherine Freneau Trevor Howard as Commander Frank Houghton Jack Good as Lieutenant Stebbings Sharyl Locke as Jenny Pip Sparke as Anne
Crew
Charles Lang — Director of Photography Ted J. Kent — Editor Cy Coleman — Original Music Composer Frank Tarloff — Screenplay Peter Stone — Screenplay S. H. Barnett — Story
Tagline

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

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!

Trailer Father Goose — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
islandairplanesouth seascoast watcherprotective associationchild protection
Key Collaborators
Ralph Nelson Director Charles Lang Director of Photography Ted J. Kent Editor Cy Coleman Original Music Composer Frank Tarloff Screenplay Peter Stone Screenplay S. H. Barnett Story Robert Arthur Producer Ray Aghayan Costume Design
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