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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.
Father Goose - YouTube. Buy or rent. YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 713. Cary Grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out WWII in peace -...
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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.
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...
