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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.
A beachcomber is recruited to spy on Japanese planes during World War II and ends up with a schoolteacher and her students on a remote island. Father Goose is a romantic comedy starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard, directed by Ralph Nelson.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- Ralph Nelson
- 1964-12-24
During an enemy attack, he answers a distress call and discovers a beautiful French schoolm ...more. Cary Grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out WWII in peace...
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- Ralph Nelson
- 118 min
Synopsis. At the outbreak of World War II, American beachcomber Walter Eckland is coerced by his old friend, Australian Navy Comdr. Frank Houghton, into service as a coast-watcher on a South Pacific island.
- Ralph Nelson, Tom Shaw, James Welch
- Cary Grant
A comedy film about a beachcomber who becomes a coast watcher during World War II and falls in love with a teacher stranded on his island. Read the full plot summary, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia and FAQ on IMDb.
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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...
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- Comedy