Cary Grant
Walter Christopher Eckland
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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.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- Ralph Nelson
- 1964-12-24
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 Pa...
Cary Grant stars as Walter, a widowed lighthouse keeper who falls in love with a French teacher (Leslie Caron) during World War II. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and more who worked on this comedy film.
During World War II, an unkempt, uncouth and unshaven beach bum who tries to avoid action by taking a cushy job reporting on Japanese air activity is forced to step up to duty when a French schoolmistress and her seven charges crash land nearby. 6,991 IMDb 7.3 1 h 56 min 1964. X-Ray 7+.
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Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member "Father Goose" of my favorite movies. Cary Grant's character is a man wanting to escape everything but a whiskey bottle.
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- Comedy
On an island in the South Seas, Walter Eckland lives a quiet life. That changes when he's forced to serve as a lookout for the Allies, watching for enemy ships. Eckland, whose main interest is drinking, proves bad at his job and is sent to fetch a replacement from another island. Instead he finds a stranded teacher, Catherine, and her pupils.
