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.
A beachcomber and a schoolteacher are stranded on an island during World War II and face the Japanese invasion. Father Goose is a war comedy starring Cary Grant and Leslie Caron, with a supporting cast of seven female students.
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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 Pacific isle. During an enemy attack,...
Oct 2, 2022 · Behind the scenes photos from one of Cary Grant's favorite film, and the role he said was the closest to himself from any of his movies, Father Goose 1964. Starring, of course, Cary Grant,...
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- ThisWasTheirLife
Find out how and where to watch "Father Goose" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.
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- Ralph Nelson
- 118 min
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.
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...
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- Comedy
