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A beachcomber is forced to spy on Japanese planes and protect a schoolteacher and her students on a South Sea island during World War II. Father Goose is a lighthearted adventure comedy romance starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard.
- (12K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- Ralph Nelson
- 1964-12-24
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.
- $12.5 million
- Robert Arthur
Walter Eckland (Cary Grant) is a lazy islander who becomes a lookout for the Allies during World War II. He meets a stranded teacher, Catherine (Leslie Caron), and her students, and falls in love with her.
- (15)
- Cary Grant
- Ralph Nelson
- Granox Company
Father Goose - (Original Trailer) A WWII drifter (Cary Grant) finds himself protecting schoolgirls and their beautiful teacher (Leslie Caron) in Father Goose (1964).
- Ralph Nelson, Tom Shaw, James Welch
- Cary Grant
A beachcomber is recruited to spy on Japanese planes during World War II and ends up protecting a group of schoolgirls from the enemy. Watch Father Goose online on Hoopla, Pluto TV or rent it on various platforms.
- (187)
- Ralph Nelson
- 1964
- 23
Father Goose - YouTube. Buy or rent. YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. Subscribed. 701. Cary Grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out WWII in peace -...
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A comedy film about a man who becomes a teacher and a spy for the Allies during World War II. He lives on an island with a group of women and helps them escape the Japanese, while reporting on enemy planes and ships. The film is based on a true story of a South Sea beachcomber who saved hundreds of people from the Nazis.