Father Goose
Republic Pictures (1964)
Comedy, Adventure, War, Romance
In Collection
#86
0*
DVD
116 mins
IMDB 7.3

Cary Grant Walter Eckland
Leslie Caron Catherine Freneau
Trevor Howard Commodore Frank Houghton
Jack Good Lt. Stebbins
Sharyl Locke Jenny
Pip Sparke Anne
Verina Greenlaw Christine
Stephanie Berrington Elizabeth
Jennifer Berrington Harriet
Laurelle Felsette Angelique
Jack Good (II)

Director Stanley Donen
Ralph Nelson
Producer Robert Arthur
Peter Stone
Writer Peter Stone
Frank Tarloff
S.H. Barnett

"Father Goose" (1964) is a movie set during World War II. It is a movie about a man named Walter Ecklund (Cary Grant) who agrees to live alone on an island in the South Pacific so as to be able to scout out planes passing overhead. He agrees to do this alone and is happy alone there. However, he does not remain alone for long. The plot takes a lively twist when school teacher Catherine Frenau (Leslie Caron) arrives on the island. Catherine does not come alone. She arrives with a huge, lively bunch of her students. Not only is the crochety, short-tempered Walter Ecklund not exactly thrilled to have children around, they are all female and he is completely overwhelmed by so many women and himself being the only man. The children's capers are lively and entertaining, and constantly surprising Walter Ecklund, who seemingly has had little experience with children. Nevertheless, Walter is good-hearted and cannot ignore their needs. Walter continues to take care of schoolteacher Catherine Frenau and all of her students. Despite his resolve to be annoyed by the children, his heart softens and he allows himself to be entertained and care about them. Of course, the lovely Catherine saw he had a good heart from the beginning, and the story between Catherine and Walter unfolds in the movie.

Edition Details
Audience Rating NR (Not Rated)
Country USA
Language English
Distributor Republic Pictures
Edition Cary Grant Collection
Barcode 017153100815
Region Region 1
Chapters 36
Release Date 9/18/2001
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (16:9)
Widescreen (16:9, Anamorphic)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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