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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.
Father Goose: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good. During World War II, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female.
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,...
Father Goose. 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 enemy ships ...
Brief Synopsis. A WWII drifter finds himself protecting schoolgirls and their beautiful teacher. Cast & Crew. Read More. Ralph Nelson. Director. Cary Grant. Walter Eckland. Leslie Caron. Catherine Freneau. Trevor Howard. Comdr. Frank Houghton. Jack Good. Lieutenant Stebbins. Verina Greenlaw. Christine. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details.
Summaries. During World War II, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female. During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is coerced into spying on planes passing over an island.
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!
