Adventure ·Comedy ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1965 · 1h 42m

The Truth About Spring

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Director
Richard Thorpe
Cast
Hayley Mills as Spring Tyler John Mills as Tommy Tyler James MacArthur as William Ashton Lionel Jeffries as Cark Harry Andrews as Sellers Niall MacGinnis as Cleary
Crew
Edward Scaife — Director of Photography Thomas Stanford — Editor James Lee Barrett — Writer Alan Brown — Producer
Synopsis

Tommy Tyler, a lazy Caribbean sailor, and his tom-boy daughter, Spring, are out to search for a buried treasure. Tommy brings aboard William Ashton, a young lawyer, to help with the search. Ashton turns out to be handy when they encounter dangerous rivals. Tommy also tries to play match maker between Ashton and Spring – a difficult task indeed.

Mood & Themes
sailboatflorida keystreasure huntcoming of agesunken treasuretomboyfather daughter relationship
Key Collaborators
Richard Thorpe Director Edward Scaife Director of Photography Thomas Stanford Editor James Lee Barrett Writer Alan Brown Producer
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