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See full summary » Director: Stanley Donen An angel in human form enters the life of a bishop in order to help him build a new cathedral and repair his fractured marriage. Director: Henry Koster Edit Storyline During World War II South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow! Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com> Taglines: The story of the Beachcomber and the Castaway Schoolteacher who gave him some surprising lessons ! See more » Genres: 10 December 1964 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia The epaulets worn by Houghton and Stebbings identify them as a Commander and Lieutenant respectively in the Royal Naval reserve. Dr. Bigrave's epaulets show him to be a lieutenant in the Royal Navy or the Australian Navy (note the red band denoting Medical branch). See more » Goofs Catherine claims to have been engaged to Cesare, an official at the Italian consulate in Fiume, Yugoslavia.

However, Fiume was administered as part of Italy from 1922 to 1945, so there was no Italian consulate. See more » Quotes Father Goose Review - The Ultimate Cary Grant Pages Release Date: December 24, 1964 Director: Ralph Nelson Studio: Universal-International Running Time: 115 minutes Cast: Cary Grant (Walter Eckland), Leslie Caron (Catherine Freneau), Trevor Howard (Commodore Frank Houghton), Jack Good (Houghton), Sharyl Locke (Jenny), Pip Sparke (Anne), Verina Greenlaw (Christine), Stephanie Berrington (Elizabeth), Jennifer Berrington (Harriet), Laurlle Felsette (Angelique), Nicole Felsette (Dominique) Interview with Stephanie Berrington McNutt child co-star of Father Goose Warbride, Esther Park, has done a delightful interview with Stephanie Berrington, one of the girls who co-starred with Cary Grant in "Father Goose." Click on photo to read the interview Plot: - by Zoï¿½ Shaw Eckland is forced to volunteer as a lookout for Japanese forces, and is posted on a South Pacific island alone.

While attempting to rescue another watcher on another island, he ends up bringing Catherine and seven little girls to his hut. They take over his home and attempt to improve his habits. Review: - by Zoï¿½ Shaw This film is set in 1941 as the Japanese advance and the Australians withdraw from the South Pacific islands. Cary Grant plays Walter Eckland, an American ex-professor who fled to the islands before the war to escape civilization. He is ill-tempered and has a passion for whiskey. Eckland is persuaded to "volunteer" as a lookout for Japanese forces, and is posted on a South Pacific island alone. He attempts to rescue a watcher from another island, but turns up too late and finds him dead. Instead he discovers Catherine Freneau (Leslie Caron) - the daughter of the French Consul - and seven little girls who were students at the consulate. He takes them to his hut where they take over his home and attempt to improve his habits. Walter and Catherine fall in love and are married by the Military Radio. This is my favourite Cary Grant film.

Cary's part is so unlike any other that he played- he subdues his usual suave, sleek self in favour of a bearded, bad-tempered scruff. And yet you can still see his charm shining through. The film is full of great one liners, and has one of the most original scripts that I know of. In particular look out for the scenes containing "Is it morning already?" and "That was no lady, that was my wife!". Cary works exceptionally well with children and CG and LC are a delightful combination that should NOT be missed!!! VARIETY Film Review - November 18, 1964 - by "Whit" - submitted by Barry Martin Cary Grant comes up with an about-face change of character in this World War II comedy which at first may shock many of his more avid femme followers but provides the basis for some crackling good humor and a made-to-order plot unquestionably destined for handsome grosses at box office. As a Japanese plane watcher on a deserted South Sea isle Grant plays an unshaven bum addicted to tippling and tattered attire, a long way from the suave figure he usually projects but affording him opportunity for nutty characterization.

Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard are valuable assists to plottage which brings in a flock of refugee kids. Under Ralph Nelson's shrewd helming the Peter Stone - Frank Tarloff screenplay takes amusing form as Grant, who plies the South Seas in his own cruiser at the beginning of the war, is pressed into service by Australian Navy Commander Howard to man a strategic watching station. Grant agrees only when an Aussie gunboat rams his launch, making it unusable. He is further disheartened when Howard secrets his liquid store on the island, with Howard revealing the whereabouts of the supply, bottle by bottle, only when the reluctant and complaining reports enemy planes, which then must be confirmed by watchers on other islands. Into this harassed existence, then, comes further harassment when Grant crosses 40 miles of open sea in an eight-foot dinghy to rescue another watcher, but ends up with Miss Caron and seven young girls, marooned there when a pilot who was transporting them to safety from New Guinea was ordered to pick up survivors of a crashed bomber.

Situation of Grant being unwillingly saddled with his femme flock cues the hilarity as Miss Caron, the height of primness until she becomes inebriated when she thinks she's dying of snake-bite, takes over. Some of the gags are a bit shopworn but generally funny as Grant guns his character to the hilt. His romance with Miss Caron, too, ending in marriage by a chaplain over the radio, is a bit too sudden, after a single evening of her guzzling, but lends itself to the mood and spirit achieved in the overall unfoldment. Film has a fast climax as Grant puts out from the island in his repaired launch to draw the fire of a Japanese gunboat, and an American sub blasts the Nip craft out of the water. Grant delivers with his customary aplomb, socking over his character in resounding fashion, and Miss Caron displays an aptitude for comedy. Howard, as the Aussie commander, spends most of his time at the radio talking with Grant, whose identifying code name is Mother Goose, a clever piece of acting in which patience to his civilian watcher's complaints is the dominating element.

Jack Good gets a few laughs as his stuffy aide, and the seven young girls play their parts well. Digby Wolfe's over-main-titles warbling of the song, "Pass Me By," cleffed by Coleman and Carolyn Leigh, is catchy, and technical credits are all on plus side. Deserving mentions are Charles Lang Jr.'s color photography, Ted J Kent's editing, Alexander Golitzen-Henry Bumstead's art direction. Producer Robert Arthur coordinated his duties with sure showmanship. NEW YORK TIMES Film Review - December 11, 1964 - by Bosley Crowther - submitted by Barry Martin Santa Claus made his customary early appearance at the Music Hall yesterday, dropping off a big delivery of holiday fare for stage and screen. For the stage show, he set down the traditional "Nativity" pageant and variety revue; for the screen, he unpacked a cozy comedy, with Cary Grant and Leslie Caron, called "Father Goose." Perhaps it would be more explicit to describe the film as a modern fairy tale or a good-natured gullibles' fable set in the South Pacific in World War II.

For it isn't the sort of picture that pretends to a precise reality or offers a hardship story that you are expected to believe for one moment. It's a cheerfully fanciful fable about a boozy beach-comber (Mr. Grant) who finds himself not only shanghaied to be a wartime coastwatcher for the Australian Navy on a lonely island in the New Guinea group, but also finds himself having to share his perilous outpost with a gaggle of stranded schoolgirls and their prissy custodian, played by Miss Caron. Exposed to a literal inspection, a serious situation of this sort might well appear painfully unfunny and end in distress or tragedy. But literalness was obviously as distant from the minds of Peter Stone and Frank Tarloff, who wrote the script, and Ralph Nelson, who directed their whimsy, as it was from the minds of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein 2d when they set a previous romantic fable on a South Pacific isle.

This is a filmland fabrication in which the conflict is not so much between the Allied forces in the South Pacific and the oncoming Japanese as it is between an Aussie naval commander on one end of a radiophone and the marooned coastwatcher on the other, trying to find out where the commander has hidden the booze. And, after the kids and their custodian are wedged into our hero's cluttered shack, it is a conflict between Man the Master and the overwhelming forces of the female sex. Sure there are flurries of wild excitement when Japanese aircraft appear overhead, or those treacherous little gunboats come nosing in from offshore. But most of the action and the interest are in the acid word battles between Big Bad Wolf, the Aussie commander, and the code-named Father Goose or in the battles of wits between the coastwatcher and Goody Two Shoes, the French school marm, after she arrives. Obviously, it is a conflict between the urge to be irresponsible and the will to be efficient and tidy that we have in this lively comedy. The old Adam, snarly and rebellious, is called to task by a prim and proper Eve.

With our social expectations, as demonstrated before this in such films as Charles Laughton's "The Beachcomber" and Humphrey Bogart's and Katharine Hepburn's "The African Queen," it shouldn't be hard to anticipate which of the characters wins. It is not the outcome of the battle but the way it is played that makes the film, and, on our critical scoresheet, the points favor Mr. Grant. Miss Caron is cuddly and amusing when she finally gets pleasantly soused (after suffering what is feared to be a fatal snakebite and breaks out of her script-imposed shell. But it is Mr. Grant's blustering and bristling in his filthy old clothes and a scraggly beard, rising in righteous indignation and shooting barbed shafts of manly with that make for the major personality and most pungent humor in the film. It is not a very deep character or a very real one, but it is fun. Next to his, Trevor Hoard's performance of the Aussie commander is most provocative of laughs. And points are scored intermittently by the clutter of seven little girls. Nothing of any great significance is achieved by this intensely colored film - noting except some harmless entertainment.

But that's the order for the Christmas holidays. Review: - Kathy Fox This is Grant's next to last film (the 71st), made in 1964, and his only movie with Leslie Caron. Grant plays Walter Eckland, a misanthropic unkempt man who has been living on a South Pacific island for many years. He is approached by Australian navy commander Frank Houghton who needs Eckland to be a lookout for advancing Japanese forces in World War II and persuades him to volunteer. Eckland being very familiar with all the islands is sent to another island to help another lookout but ends up finding Catherine Freneau (Caron), daughter of the French Consul at Rabaul, instead, and seven children entrusted to her care who have been stranded on the island. They all pile in Eckland's dingy and return to the island where Walter is stationed. Walter and Catherine begin to fall in love, as Catherine and the children begin to change his life; he is the drunken, unshaven master, hard to get along with, whose call signal over the radio is "Mother Goose." Caron is the caring, correcting, organizer, and they are the direct opposite of one another.

Grant and Caron are very attractive together and this film must have been great fun to make. So precious and tender is the scene where they are being married but there is no wedding ring available, so Walter places a band-aide on her third finger, left hand and kisses the makeshift ring. One of Cary's many signature traits in his films is kissing the hand of his beloved. The Japanese finally find them on the island, but everyone is saved when Eckland leads the Japanese destroyer out to sea in his newly fixed boat to be torpedoed by the submarine lying off the reef which has come to their rescue. It is interesting to note that the same submarine torpedo launch was used in the movie OPERATION PETTICOAT in 1959, both pictures made by University-International. When you think about it, how many times has Grant been shot at during his lifetime and he always is so heroic about it, calm, cool and collected. This is a heart-warming story, which started out being produced entirely by Grant; however his chores eventually were taken over by Robert Arthur. Grant wanted Audrey Hepburn in the female role, but she was not available.

One review from The New Yorker stated, "Cary Grant can go on making versions of this silly, attractive picture for another twenty years at least." This was a turn about from Grant's usual suave and charming roles, but all in all, still so obviously very attractive and in total command of his career. Just the opposite in real life, he is dating Dyan Canon, will marry her on July 22, 1965, and that marriage will be short-lived though, giving him at the age of sixty-two years what he had always longed for, a precious child in the name of Jennifer. Review Father Goose DVD with Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard (NR) +Movie Reviews A romantic comedy in the old style Joseph Haschka | Glendale, CA USA | 05/02/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "If you liked the original ODD COUPLE - slob and compulsive neatnik thrown together in the same apartment - or HEAVEN KNOWS, MR.

ALLISON - tough guy WWII Marine marooned on an enemy-held South Pacific island with a pretty nun, then you should enjoy FATHER GOOSE starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard. I saw it once again on the telly this past weekend while doing the ironing, and I'm fortunate to be old enough to have an appreciation of all three films. Grant is Walter Eckland, an antisocial, unkempt escapee from "civilization" that spends his time bumming around the South Seas on an old yacht. At the start of WWII, he's coerced into service as a "coast watcher", an observer stationed on a remote island as a lookout for Japanese planes or ships, by the wily and dry-witted local Royal Australian Navy authority figure, Comdr. Houghton (Howard). Eckland is bribed with booze to perform in His Majesty's service. One of his first assignments is to boat over to another island and rescue a fellow coast watcher. But, on arriving, he finds only his colleague's grave and the Caron character, Catherine Freneau, the daughter of a French government official, who's been stranded with a bevy of underage schoolgirls of which she has charge.

Walter naturally takes them back to his island and his hovel, where the differences between the two adults soon surface. To Eckland, Freneau becomes "Goody Two Shoes", while, to the latter, her knight in stained armor becomes the "Filthy Beast". While admittedly silly entertainment, FATHER GOOSE is a delightful romantic comedy that doesn't, like some of the current Tinseltown offerings, rely for laughs on sensitive body parts being caught in zippers, bodily fluids masquerading as hair gel, or carnal knowledge of apple pies. This film has Class, chiefly due to the presence of Grant, who character demonstrates more suavity unshaven and without socks than any one of today's crop of male actors dressed up in a tux. (Perhaps only Sean Connery, Robert Redford and Paul Newman are close to being in the same league.) Caron's strong-willed and very feminine Freneau is more than a match for Eckland's obstinately boorish masculinity - a pairing made in heaven, or at least Hollywood. Perhaps my high esteem for this film is more a function of nostalgia.

But there're a lot of other films from that same period of my youth that are eminently forgettable, so I have to think that FATHER GOOSE is a cut above." Father Goose Kelly | Littleton, Colorado | 03/26/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "Cary Grant is cast as Walter Eckland in this very funny classic comedy. His normal sexy leading man characteristics are downplayed to let his comedic genius shine through. He stars opposite Leslie Caron cast as Catherine Freneau. They are an accident waiting for a place to happen at their first meeting, and it just gets worse from there. Walter is bribed and threatened into service as a watcher in WWII. Catherine is a diplomat's daughter given the responsibility of escorting several school children into a safer area. When they are all stranded together, the hilarity, and battle of the sexes begins. This is one of my favorite comedies, and one of Cary Grant's last movies. No one does it like he does. A great film that the entire family can enjoy together. " "Is it getting hot in here?" E.

A Solinas | MD USA | 04/30/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "One of the immortal Cary Grant's last films, this particular one is a romantic, witty little gem. Well-scripted, well-acted, and full of really weird humor, this is one to treasure.Walter Eckland has no intention of getting himself involved in World War II -- no intention, that is, until he is "drafted" into service to the Allies. Basically he needs to keep an eye open for the Japanese. He reluctantly obeys, but his mission suddenly takes a weird turn when he rescues a slew of civilians: the prim, devious schoolteacher Miss Freneau, and her seven little girl charges. Before Eckland knows what's happening, they've taken over his little house, his clothes, his food -- and his whisky. (It's the last one that really makes him nuts) To his horror, they won't be picked up for at least three weeks.An extended, very witty battle of the sexes takes place, as Miss Freneau dodges and weaves around Eckland, and Eckland tries to retain some mastery over his domain.

But a series of crises (comical and serious) force Eckland and Freneau not only to deal with the Japanese, but also with each other.Cary Grant shows more of his versatility in this film, since his comical talents are usually passed by in favor of his rugged sexiness. That sexiness is buried in this one, under the scraggliness of a beachcomber who is rebelling against the world with alcohol. Revelations about his past are somehow quite appropriate; as a character in another of Grant's movies said, "you have unexpected depth."Leslie Caron, whom I had previously seen only in "Gigi," is also in rare form here. She makes Miss Freneau both sympathetic and mildly repressed, with a dry wit and a very devious mind. She also manages one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen in a movie, where Miss Freneau gets drunk after being bitten by a snake.

Her acrobatics ("Ooooooh, is it getting hot in here?"), weird confessions ("I'm a picture straightener!") and the occasional lapse into insanity ("Tell me, I want to know, what did my blood taste like?") are too funny for words.Other highlights include the chaplain and the accordian player, and the delightfully deadpan Trevor Howard as a Navy commander who's not afraid to play dirty. The writing is excellent; the mutual realizations by Freneau and Eckland may seem a little hasty and contrived, but that can be easily passed by.This is fine to watch with the kiddies -- there is virtually no profanity, no smut, a little non-bloody violence, and children will probably enjoy the antics of the seven little girls (such as the of-repeated whine "I wanna go home!"). There is one scene of drunkenness, however, and we are treated to sly indicators of more mature material ("he... he made a GESTURE, sir!" "Oooh, he called the captain a dirty name"). The little girls themselves are remarkably well-acted by believable child actors, except for the oldest one.

One particular highlight is the little girl who keeps biting Eckland's hand.Recommended especially for romantic comedy fans, and for fans of Caron and Grant. Or simply watch if you're in the mood for fun." Father Goose is Cary Grant at his best! John Dziadecki | Louisville, CO USA | 03/26/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) ""Father Goose" is a lot of fun and is arguably Cary Grant's funniest and finest film. Yes, he was great in "Charade", "North by Northwest", "Notorious", etc -- but here his honed skills and comedic timing pay off in this very funny film and makes it well worth seeing. You don't have to be a Cary Grant fan to enjoy this film -- but after seeing it, you will be. "Father Goose" was nominated for Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) by the Golden Globe and won an Oscars for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen in 1965. The cast, production, direction, photography, story -- all are top notch. The film looks terrific on DVD with an aspect ratio of 1.85.

The South Pacific cinematography adds greatly to the visual impact of this film. There are brief bios and filmographies of the priniciples. That's all. No further extras. This film is 16x9 enhanced. Highly recommended!" Fancy and Reality play well together gobirds2 | New England | 09/25/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Essentially a comedy FATHER GOOSE dabbles into some of the realities of World War II in the South Pacific. Credit for this can be given to Cary Grant's surly yet sophisticated approach to this type of role and Ralph Nelson's direction which uses comedy as a canvas to spin his tale tinged with the realities and frailties that are encountered in life's many challenges not to mention relationships. I could not help but think as I watched this film that Cary Grant really stood his ground as an actor because the seven little girls really could have stole this picture away from most adult actors. Leslie Caron is also good as she brings a sense of level headed femininity to counter Cary Grant's gruff response to having his solitude encroached on by "civilization" and all that implies.

This is an enjoyable film." Father Goose Blu-ray Father Goose Blu-ray English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (1964) Father Goose Blu-ray delivers great video and audio in this excellent Blu-ray release During WW2, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female. For more about Father Goose and the Father Goose Blu-ray release, see Father Goose Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on May 29, 2013 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5. Heaven Knows, Mr. Eckland. Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman , May 29, 2013 Cy Coleman is one of my favorite composers, one who effortlessly blended jazz, Tin Pan Alley and traditional Broadway idioms. Coleman penned a large number of huge hits through the years, including "Witchcraft" and "The Best is Yet to Come", two major smashes for Frank Sinatra (whose gravestone actually is inscribed with the title of the second song).

Coleman's collaborator on those two tunes was the lyricist Carolyn Leigh, and Coleman and Leigh went on to create two moderately successful musicals, 1960's Wildcat, which starred Lucille Ball and introduced the standard "Hey, Look Me Over", and then Little Me, which starred Sid Caesar in a variety of roles and introduced the standard "Real Live Girl". Coleman moved on to working with the legendary Dorothy Fields for his next Broadway outing, Sweet Charity, which became perhaps his best remembered score (though he went on to write a number of other high profile and award winning musicals), one which contained a number of notable successes like "Big Spender", "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This", "Where Am I Going?", "I'm a Brass Band" and one of Coleman's biggest hits, "If My Friends Could See Me Now". Coleman was one of very few tunesmiths competent enough to handle scoring duties for a major motion picture, and when Sweet Charity made it to the screen in 1969 (and when are we going to get it on Blu-ray?), Coleman received credit (and an ultimate Oscar nomination) for adapting his score for the screen.

But Coleman had already flirted with the movies a few years previously by providing the original scores to three films that came out over the course of a couple of years between 1964 and 1965. One of these was the ebullient comedy Father Goose, the next to the last film a certain Cary Grant appeared in, and one which featured a rollicking Coleman-Leigh song called "Pass Me By", which according to legend was written at the behest of Grant himself so that Grant could once again perform something akin to what he did early in his career in British music halls. Though the stage version of Sweet Charity was still more than a year in the offing and the film adaptation of the musical nearly five years in the future when Father Goose was made circa 1964, the Cary Grant film proved to be a "trial run" of sorts for a number of people who later collaborated with Coleman on the film version of Charity. These included producer Robert Arthur, scenarist Peter Stone (working as a co-writer on Father Goose), and several other staff regulars who were part of the waning studio system at Universal, which released both films.

For all the incestuous relationships between these two outings, there's another connection in the film world that may be more salient in discussing Father Goose, namely the well remembered 1957 John Huston opus, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison. In both Allison nad Goose, we're presented an "odd couple" of sorts, including a grizzled male and a very proper lady (in the case of Allison, a nun played by Deborah Kerr) stranded on an island in the midst of the Japanese incursions across the Pacific during World War II. Grant, who of course built his career on portrayals of debonair and suave men, plays against type in Father Goose, in fact probably one of the two most unusual roles in his long career (the other being the Clifford Odets drama None But the Lonely Heart, which rather incredibly was one of only two Academy Award nominations for Grant as Best Actor).

Here he inhabits the rumpled skin of ostensible American Walter Eckland, a ne'er-do-well beach bum who is more or less blackmailed by a British officer named Houghton (Trevor Howard) into acting as a coast watcher on a small uninhabited island near Salamaua, which the Allies were evacuating in anticipation of a Japanese invasion. Eckland is a hard drinking, hard living guy who has scraped by on his formidable wits, but he is not happy about being dumped on a small island with few provisions, a situation made all the more untenable by the fact that Houghton has had his men hide the one provision Eckland was excited aboutï¿½boxes of whiskey. Houghton works out a deal with Eckland that if Eckland sights Japanese forces and if Eckland's reports are confirmed, Houghton will reveal where one bottle at a time is. Eckland continues to be a thorn in Houghton's side, insisting that a replacement be sent as soon as possible. Houghton relents, thinking he has a suitable replacement, albeit with the catch that Eckland needs to journey to a neighboring island to pick him up.

At this point Father Goose becomes considerably more crowded, as Eckland stumbles onto a French schoolteacher named Catherine (Leslie Caron) who has been stranded on the island with a gaggle of young school girls. The man Eckland had hoped to retrieve has been killed in an air raid, and Eckland is suddenly confronted with the uncomfortable realization that he is all that stands between life and death for these castaways. He manages to fit them all in his rickety little boat and gets them back to his island, if only just barely. It's here that the bulk of Father Goose plays out. Eckland and Catherine are of course at odds with each other, something that only slightly masks their just as obvious attraction for each other, and Eckland is also having to cope with a bunch of noisy, rambunctious young girls running around his erstwhile bachelor pad. Stone, working with co-scenarists Frank Tarloff and S.H. Barnett, plies much the same territory as Neil Simon did in The Odd Couple , though Simon's play opened after Father Goose hit the big screen (Father Goose won the Academy Award for Original Screenplay that year).

Using that analogy, however, Eckland would be Oscar and Catherine would be Felix, with a sort of oil and water interaction ultimately leading to romance. Father Goose frankly doesn't have the outright hilarity of Simon's treatment of polar opposites thrust into close living quarters together (and of course Simon's outing doesn't have a romantic angle between the feuding pair), but it's effortlessly amusing and has some great laughs along the way. Father Goose Blu-ray, Video Quality Father Goose is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. The elements utilized for this transfer are in remarkably good condition, with only a few very minor white specks and other negligible flecks showing up very occasionally. The colors here seem just slightly faded, with flesh tones edging toward the pink side of things, and with some of the colors looking perhaps a bit less vivid than might be hoped. Otherwise, though, this is a very commendable looking high definition presentation. Fine detail is quite good, even in midrange shots, something that actually points out some of the miniatures and tank work that was done in some of the water scenes.

As with virtually all Olive releases, there doesn't appear to have been any digital tweaking of any kind to the source elements. Father Goose Blu-ray, Audio Quality Father Goose's lossless DTS-HD Master Audio Mono mix is a surprisingly boisterous affair, replete with an excellent rendering of Cy Coleman's very playful score (which rather anachronistically features recorders and only hints at the film's wartime setting) as well as some unusually vivid foley effects (the opening sequences features some rather surprisingly effective explosions, and later in the film other low end effects a are similarly effective). Dialogue is very cleanly presented, with excellent fidelity and unusually wide dynamic range for a "mere" comedy. Father Goose Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation Despite Father Goose's kind of Odd Couple-esque set up, this isn't a Neil Simon laugh-a-thon, but more of a gently amiable comedy that coasts on the considerable charisma of Grant (looking unusually rumpled) and Caron (managing to remain sophisticated despite being stranded on a tiny island). The shenanigans of the kids are occasionally giggle worthy, but it's the chemistry between the stars that makes Father Goose so enjoyable.

And just for you sticklersï¿½ the fact that Cy Coleman's birth surname happens to be curiously similar to this reviewer's has absolutely nothing to do with my love for his musicï¿½well, mostly nothing, anyway. Recommended. Father Goose - Comment and Review Father Goose Product Description GREAT CONDITION, WILL SHIP FAST! Cary Grant's penultimate feature before retirement was this cheerful 1964 effort to overturn his career-long image of urbane sophistication. As the unshaven, messy misanthrope Walter Eckland, a World War II-era beach bum who monitors Japanese air activity for the Australian navy in exchange for booze, Grant makes a convincingly hard-bitten, hard-drinking antihero. Until, that is, a pretty French schoolmistress (Leslie Caron) and her seven little charges (all girls) survive a nearby plane crash and invade Eckland's raunchy isolation.

Directed by 1960s hit-maker Ralph Nelson (The Lilies of the Field, Charly), Father Goose is a glossy comedy that also does justice to its more suspenseful scenes (a deadly snakebite suffered by Caron's character is especially memorable) and leaves plenty of room for Grant to indulge in some entertaining if atypical screen behavior. All in all, this is a minor treat in the actor's magnificent filmography. --Tom Keogh Customer Reviews: Great Movie!!! I was practically raised on this movie. I have so many memories of watching it with my grandpa, and the movie never loses it's sense of excitement for me. While not sure if I am truly a Cary Grant fan, I still absolutely adore this film. It's one of those things that I can't get out of my system. I could watch this movie repetitively until I die, and still never get enough!!!1... more info Father Goose I received this new remastered DVD in a matter of days after ordering. The product is excellent, and the story "Father Goose" is humorous family entertainment....

more info A Charming Comedy FATHER GOOSE is a charming comedy about a decadent American expatriot (Cary Grant) who gets pressed into service as a coastwatcher by the Australian Navy during World War II. Grant is stationed on a lonely South Pacific island until he unwittingly is forced to rescue Leslie Caron and her band of young French refugees who join him at his outpost.Trevor Howard is an Australian Navy Commander who maintains radio contact with Grant. Much credit goes to Director Ralph Nelson and Peter Stone with his fellow screenwriters. Cary Grant is superb as usual and Leslie Caron is gorgeous. FATHER GOOSE won an Oscar for Best Original Story and Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Editing and Sound.... more info Father Goose is Cary Grant at his best! "Father Goose" is a lot of fun and is arguably Cary Grant's funniest and finest film. Yes, he was great in "Charade", "North by Northwest", "Notorious", etc -- but here his honed skills and comedic timing pay off in this very funny film and makes it well worth seeing. You don't have to be a Cary Grant fan to enjoy this film -- but after seeing it, you will be.

"Father Goose" was nominated for Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) by the Golden Globe and won an Oscars for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen in 1965. The cast, production, direction, photography, story -- all are top notch. The film looks terrific on DVD with an aspect ratio of 1.85. The South Pacific cinematography adds greatly to the visual impact of this film. There are brief bios and filmographies of the priniciples. That's all. No further extras. This film is 16x9 enhanced. Highly recommended!... more info One of my favorites One of my all time favorite movies this is perfect for any family to watch. I remember my father watching this with me as a little girl and I was thrilled to see it out on dvd. Leslie Caron does an excellent job as a 'prudish' french woman who can turn almost any situation to her favor. The interchanges between Cary Grant and Raloh Nelson are some of my favorite dialogues. Witty and adorable. Father Goose is sure to be a family favorite.... more info Grant at His Best No doubt about it, Grant was a master.

In Father Goose he gets to play aging curmudgeon opposite Leslie Caron's delightfully uptight ingenue and both succeed on every level. The chemistry here is great and the movie never loses focus of its light romantic comedy tone. The dialog is impeccable, the performances sharp and the repartee utterly engaging. And this goes not only for Grant's relationship with Caron, but extends into the "over the microphone" relationship with Trevor Howard, wonderfully and dryly droll. Likewise, the kids are all spot on. They aren't there just for comic relief and unlike modern day comedies, they don't overwhelm the piece. Each was cast perfectly and they support the movie well. I get the feeling that Harrison Ford was trying to do a remake (without really doing a remake) of this movie when he ended up doing "Six Days and Seven Nights," and that movie could be a lesson in how not to compete with a screen legend. Ford tries too hard in that film, something that only points out how masterful Grant was. Smooth as fine whiskey, Grant never pushed, never tried to hard. He just exists in the skin of the character and underplays it beautifully.

And Caron -- who should have been a much bigger star than she became -- is exceptional as well.... more info A romantic comedy in the old style If you liked the original ODD COUPLE - slob and compulsive neatnik thrown together in the same apartment - or HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON - tough guy WWII Marine marooned on an enemy-held South Pacific island with a pretty nun, then you should enjoy FATHER GOOSE starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard. I saw it once again on the telly this past weekend while doing the ironing, and I'm fortunate to be old enough to have an appreciation of all three films. Grant is Walter Eckland, an antisocial, unkempt escapee from "civilization" that spends his time bumming around the South Seas on an old yacht. At the start of WWII, he's coerced into service as a "coast watcher", an observer stationed on a remote island as a lookout for Japanese planes or ships, by the wily and dry-witted local Royal Navy authority figure, Comdr. Houghton (Howard). Eckland is bribed with booze to perform in His Majesty's service.

One of his first assignments is to boat over to another island and rescue a fellow coast watcher. But, on arriving, he finds only his colleague's grave and the Caron character, Catherine Freneau, the daughter of a French government official, who's been stranded with a bevy of underage schoolgirls of which she has charge. Walter naturally takes them back to his island and his hovel, where the differences between the two adults soon surface. To Eckland, Freneau becomes "Goody Two Shoes", while, to the latter, her knight in stained armor becomes the "Filthy Beast". While admittedly silly entertainment, FATHER GOOSE is a delightful romantic comedy that doesn't, like some of the current Tinseltown offerings, rely for laughs on sensitive body parts being caught in zippers, bodily fluids masquerading as hair gel, or carnal knowledge of apple pies. This film has Class, chiefly due to the presence of Grant, who character demonstrates more suavity unshaven and without socks than any one of today's crop of male actors dressed up in a tux.

(Perhaps only Sean Connery, Robert Redford and Paul Newman are close to being in the same league.) Caron's strong-willed and very feminine Freneau is more than a match for Eckland's obstinately boorish masculinity - a pairing made in heaven, or at least Hollywood. Perhaps my high esteem for this film is more a function of nostalgia. But there're a lot of other films from that same period of my youth that are eminently forgettable, so I have to think that FATHER GOOSE is a cut above.... Father Goose DVD I was pleasently surprised at how sharp and clear the DVD transfer for Father Goose is. While not one of Cary Grant's all-time best, he is thoroughly enjoyable acting with Leslie Caron and a group of young schoolgirls in this WWII comedy/adventure. This was one of Grant's last starring roles, and he plays against type as a somewhat grizzled loner who likes his alcohol a little too much. He plays an American thrust into becoming a civilian spotter (watching for aircraft and shipping movements) for the Australian military in a Japanese-occupied area of the south pacific by an officer friend in the Australian navy (Trevor Howard).

Grant's character is asked to transport another spotter from an island where the Japanese have gained a stronghold. This doesn't work out as planned, and there he runs into Caron and her schoolgirl charges who need to get off the island, as well. His only choice is to take them all back to his lookout hut on his own, safer, island, until they can all be rescued by the navy, but the rescue is delayed and Caron and the girls soon take over and turn his life upside-down. The eventual rescue and ending to the story is satisfying and sweet, and there is nothing in this movie that parents need be concerned about their children seeing (or hearing), although there is a scene where Grant and the girls are fired upon by a Japanese plane, and another where Grant thinks Caron is in danger of dying from a snake bite, but no worries, this is a comedy, after all. ... more info An all time favoite! This is one of my favoriate movies! I have watched this movie so many times that I tell you what the next line will be. If I had to choose only one movie from many, Father Goose would be my choice....

more info old time movie Easy going movie with good old actors you can count on and enjoy. I enjoyed watching it again for it had been sometime since I seen it.... Cary Grant plays an unshaven outcast! Director: Ralph Nelson Video Release Date: November 23, 1999 Cast: Cary Grant ... Walter Christopher Eckland/Mother Goose Leslie Caron ... Catherine Louise Marie Ernestine Freneau Trevor Howard ... Commander Frank Houghton RAN/Big Bad Wolf Jack Good ... Lieutenant Stebbings RAN/Bo Peep Sharyl Locke ... Jenny Jennifer Berrington ... Harriet 'Harry' MacGregor Laurelle Felsette ... Angelique John Napier ... Lt. Cartwright, USS Sailfin Executive Officer Simon Scott ... Captain of Submarine, USS Sailfin Don Spruance ... Navigator Ken Swofford ... Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin An unkempt, scruffy Cary Grant plays an American ex-patriate during WWII who is running from civilization, but is recruited into the coast watcher service against his will by Commander Frank Houghton (Trevor Howard)of the Royal Australian Navy with promises of whisky as a bribe.

While on an island radioing aircraft and ship traffic, he is induced to take a teacher (Leslie Caron) and her girl charges into his custody. Japanese forces are a constant threat, as well as the danger of snakebite, for which Cary Grant maintains a supply of snakebite remedy. Of course, it is suspected that he also carries a supply of snakes for the same purpose. This is one of the last movies that Grant made. Two years after it was made, he retired from the movie industry. The usually dapper, suave Grant, was out of character in this part: unshaven, scruffy, and a drunkard. It was a refreshing part for him, and he played it superbly. It is a thoroughly entertaining film. Joseph (Joe) Pierre Great Product This movie is just as funny as when I first saw it as a kid. Very funny one-liners: "How do know it's a she?" "Because it's mouth is open, now be quiet!"... more info A scruffy Cary Grant? But it works. Bigtime.

We're used to seeing Grant in a tuxedo carrying a martini glass--when you think "debonair", the picture that goes with that word is that of Cary Grant. I heard somewher that he was on a short list of candidates to play James Bond in "Dr. No" before they settled on Connery. In this film, to say Grant "dresses down" is putting it mildly--as he plays a former college professor turned beachcomber who is caught lifting supplies from an Australian naval base during WW II and drafted into their coastwatcher corps to stay out of prison. Leslie Caron figures in as a governess of a group of young daughters of diplomatic personnel who are stranded on a fellow coastwatcher's island, but now that Grant's colleague has been killed in a strafing run, Grant's their new host. Grant hardly feels like a host, and the negative chemistry between him and Caron makes for quite a few laughs. But in my opinion, one of the biggest yucks in this film is a sight/ sound gag early on. After Grant is loaded up with supplies at the base (now voluntarily), he shoves off.

The base's exec expresses his doubts that the commander (Trevor Howard) can trust Grant not to take the provisions and run. Howard pooh-poohs his subordinate's worries. The next scene shows Grant steaming along liesurely to a woodwind version of the film's theme "Pass Me By" on the soundtrack. The music shifts to a Sousa-esque brass band version of the tune as the camera shifts to a huge gunboat rumbling along in Grant's wake. Absolutely great! And then some.... more info Father Goose, lots of laughs! A great depiction of its time an excellent Cary Grant movie. If you haven't seen it, it's a must!... more info Cary Grant driven mad by Leslie Carron Cary Grant plays an American drifter in the Pacific during WW2, who is blakcmailed by Australian Naval officer Trevor Howard into staying on a small island to keep a lookout for Japanese (Howard rams Grant's boat to make sure he can't get away from the island). His peaceful island existence is disrupted when he has to accomodate a French diplomat's daughter (Leslie Carron) and the seven little girls in her charge.

Carron is an insufferable prig who forces Grant to give up his hut to accomodate them, and to add insult to injury hides his supply of whiskey. There is a charming scene where, after he has saved the life of one little girl when Japanese land on the island, she shows him where the whiskey is. From then on the girls become friends with Grant, and even the self-righteous Carron unbends a bit and becomes less obnoxious. Then he teaches Carron to catch fish by hand, and as he is fondling her in the water, they start to smoulder at each other, and you probably can guess where it goes from there. The girls are all very good,particularly 'Harry', who is inseperable from her cricket bat. This is a very funny film,though Carron is infuriating through a lot of it. Personally I think it would have been better if Grant had - oh well, perhaps I'd better not finish that thought, it's very politically incorrect.... This is one of the best "classic" movies ever! Both my husband and I love this movie.... more info Charming movie My husband and I both enjoyed this charming movie very much, very entertaining, lots of humour.

There were some glitches in the script, but we forgave that. We enjoyed it very much. AND it was not at all dated.... more info One of Cary's best Even though Cary Grant stepped away from playing the suave, sophisticated man, in this movie, Father Goose, you can't take the charm and sophistication out of him. He does a wonderful job as Walter Eckland, a scruffy, ex-professor who just wants to live freely and without responsibility. There is a certain electricity between Grant and Carron in this movie. It's an excellent, yet eccentric, love story that is a must for any classic collection.... more info Cary Grant's Last Great Film If you love Cary Grant you should go wild over this movie, where he spends most of his time in a grisly half-beard and scruffy clothes. It was his last great movie. Grant, playing against type, ends up helping the U.S. in World War II by being a spotter on a Pacific island. Who else could capture the screen time so well when being all alone on the island (maybe Tom Hanks, since he did it too?). When Grant meets Caron and the little girls it turns into a hilarious battle.

The ending has some suspense before it all ends happily ever after. A great movie for Grant fans. Too bad he didn't end with this one instead of going on to make Walk, Don't Run as his final film!... more info Cary Grant Out Of A Tuxedo Cary Grant stars as an ex-professor who has sought refuge (and isolation) in the South Pacific while World War Two rages around him. He is forced to volunteer as a lookout on a remote island, which instead of being invaded by the Japanese, becomes overrun by seven schoolgirls and their teacher Leslie Caron, survivors of a plane crash. Although charming is usually the word used to describe the typical Cary Grant character, it doesn't work in this film. The gruff and frustrating Grant wants nothing to do with the girls or their stubborn teacher, but it's a small island and they're hard to avoid. Grant and Caron work very well together in this blend of comedy and some action. It's a change of pace for both, and they acquit themselves nicely with a good chemistry and sense of character. Grant also has a number of terrific moments with Trevor Howard, his military contact via the radio.

Directed with a light touch by Ralph Nelson, he wisely lets Grant do his thing and let's the script speak for itself. It's good to see Cary Grant out of a tuxedo for a change, and it's great to see a comedy that comes from character and situation, rather than put-down one-liners.... more info Great Movie Our entire family loves to watch this movie over and over again. So glad we could get a copy on DVD!... more info Father Goose Cary Grant is cast as Walter Eckland in this very funny classic comedy. His normal sexy leading man characteristics are downplayed to let his comedic genius shine through. He stars opposite Leslie Caron cast as Catherine Freneau. They are an accident waiting for a place to happen at their first meeting, and it just gets worse from there. Walter is bribed and threatened into service as a watcher in WWII. Catherine is a diplomat's daughter given the responsibility of escorting several school children into a safer area. When they are all stranded together, the hilarity, and battle of the sexes begins. This is one of my favorite comedies, and one of Cary Grant's last movies. No one does it like he does. A great film that the entire family can enjoy together. ...

more info "Is it getting hot in here?" One of the immortal Cary Grant's last films, this particular one is a romantic, witty little gem. Well-scripted, well-acted, and full of really weird humor, this is one to treasure. Walter Eckland has no intention of getting himself involved in World War II -- no intention, that is, until he is "drafted" into service to the Allies. Basically he needs to keep an eye open for the Japanese. He reluctantly obeys, but his mission suddenly takes a weird turn when he rescues a slew of civilians: the prim, devious schoolteacher Miss Freneau, and her seven little girl charges. Before Eckland knows what's happening, they've taken over his little house, his clothes, his food -- and his whisky. (It's the last one that really makes him nuts) To his horror, they won't be picked up for at least three weeks. An extended, very witty battle of the sexes takes place, as Miss Freneau dodges and weaves around Eckland, and Eckland tries to retain some mastery over his domain.

But a series of crises (comical and serious) force Eckland and Freneau not only to deal with the Japanese, but also with each other. Cary Grant shows more of his versatility in this film, since his comical talents are usually passed by in favor of his rugged sexiness. That sexiness is buried in this one, under the scraggliness of a beachcomber who is rebelling against the world with alcohol. Revelations about his past are somehow quite appropriate; as a character in another of Grant's movies said, "you have unexpected depth." Leslie Caron, whom I had previously seen only in "Gigi," is also in rare form here. She makes Miss Freneau both sympathetic and mildly repressed, with a dry wit and a very devious mind. She also manages one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen in a movie, where Miss Freneau gets drunk after being bitten by a snake. Her acrobatics ("Ooooooh, is it getting hot in here?"), weird confessions ("I'm a picture straightener!") and the occasional lapse into insanity ("Tell me, I want to know, what did my blood taste like?") are too funny for words.

Other highlights include the chaplain and the accordian player, and the delightfully deadpan Trevor Howard as a Navy commander who's not afraid to play dirty. The writing is excellent; the mutual realizations by Freneau and Eckland may seem a little hasty and contrived, but that can be easily passed by. This is fine to watch with the kiddies -- there is virtually no profanity, no smut, a little non-bloody violence, and children will probably enjoy the antics of the seven little girls (such as the of-repeated whine "I wanna go home!"). There is one scene of drunkenness, however, and we are treated to sly indicators of more mature material ("he... he made a GESTURE, sir!" "Oooh, he called the captain a dirty name"). The little girls themselves are remarkably well-acted by believable child actors, except for the oldest one. One particular highlight is the little girl who keeps biting Eckland's hand. Recommended especially for romantic comedy fans, and for fans of Caron and Grant. Or simply watch if you're in the mood for fun.... more info A WONDERFUL COMEDY!

I am deffinatly not the type of person to watch old movies. I don't likE them and find them irritating but when I saw Father Goose I all but busted a gut laughing. This movie truly is a wonderful comedy with a hint of romance and action! This movie is perfect for parents and kids to watch together.... more info Classic Carey Grant movie I loved this movie! I saw it as a kid when I was 12 or so and it was the first Carey Grant movie I saw. Only later as an adult did I get the humor of that scene with him teaching her how "to fish." That was a riot! Love this movie, it's a comedy classic.... more info Father Goose: The Filthy Beast ! ! I recently watched this wonderfully funny movie "Father Goose". Aside from the fact that I love Carey Grant, this movie is a comedic classic. Anyone who wants to sit down with the family and really enjoy a home-night-at-the-movies, should get this movie. To say I loved it, is an understatement. Buy it, rent it, but see it soon. ... more info A movie the whole family can enjoy.... This was the first film my parents took me to see as a kid.

It was funny to me then and it still makes me laugh today. Cary Grant plays this boozed up guy just kicking back on a South Pacific Island during WWII. He reluctantly signs on as a lookout for the allies watching for the enemy. He answers a distress call which turns out to be Leslie Caron and her 7 girl students. What happens next is fun and entertainment for all to enjoy--a great romantic comedy and probably one of Grant's funniest. I believe the scene where Grant teaches Leslie Caron how to fish with her bear hands was the first "wet t-shirt" scene, tastefully done. A classic romantic comedy. This 1964 film won an Academy Award for Best Story and Best Screenplay. ... more info Excellent! I'm not sure of anyone I've ever known, or of any personality type who was not or would not be entertained by this movie.... more info The other side of Cary Grant One of Cary Grant and Trevor Howard's later films, Father Goose draws on Grant's darker comedic side, casting him as a drunken, societal drop-out forced into supporting the allied war effort in WW-II. The brilliant chicanery that Trevor Howard must use to enlist Grant's support is hilarious.

Grant is cast opposite a much younger Leslie Caron, who must deal with young children she is responsible for and Grant's curmudgeonly demeanor. Wildly funny in many places, this could be considered one of Grant's best comedic performances.... more info No goose eggs here It's never a sure thing that old films will age well. If they reflect their era's obsolete mores too well, they will miss the eternal themes that make movies watchable forever. "Father Goose," the 1964 collaboration of Cary Grant and Leslie Caron, is one film that ages well, if not absolutely perfectly. The film is set in the South Pacific during World War II. Grant plays Walter Eckland, a harmless misanthrope who is doing his best to stay out of the war. He is happy to tool around in his boat and drink whiskey all day. But the world starts to crowd in on him, first in the person of Commander Frank Houghton, the bemused and bandy-legged commodore of a British destroyer intent on getting Eckland involved in the fight against the Japanese. Then there is Caron and her charge of young girls, the daughters of diplomats assigned to the South Pacific. The cast is superb and the humor still fresh.

There's just enough of an element of danger (from a Japanese patrol boat and planes) to keep everyone on their toes. There's plenty of good-natured grumpiness and sparks between Grant and Caron to make their relationship interesting. Even the controversy about Grant's sexual orientation do not take away from the masculine attractiveness that was his stock-in-trade. The only plot device that hasn't survived is Eckland's overreliance (and how!) on whiskey. Oh, and a few face slaps that he and Caron administer to each other. Alcoholism and domestic abuse have (mostly) lost their use as a comic devices in the last 40-odd years. Still, "Father Goose" is decent, humorous and generally harmless. Very enjoyable on its own merits and to watch Grant in a classic role... more info Walter like the drink his booze And he is messy, he is not neat and tidy and clean like Madine and six girls. But they are all stuck on the island togrther.... more info A great relaxing movie A sweet and simple gem of a movie, fun for all ages. It is nice to be able to share such movies with children and not worry about negative images.

It is set in WW2 and involves a beachcomber and a teacher with 7 charges. ... more info Fancy and Reality play well together Essentially a comedy FATHER GOOSE dabbles into some of the realities of World War II in the South Pacific. Credit for this can be given to Cary Grant's surly yet sophisticated approach to this type of role and Ralph Nelson's direction which uses comedy as a canvas to spin his tale tinged with the realities and frailties that are encountered in life's many challenges not to mention relationships. I could not help but think as I watched this film that Cary Grant really stood his ground as an actor because the seven little girls really could have stole this picture away from most adult actors. Leslie Caron is also good as she brings a sense of level headed femininity to counter Cary Grant's gruff response to having his solitude encroached on by "civilization" and all that implies. This is an enjoyable film.... more info Love the movie-the DVD quality should be better It's a Carey Grant movie-love it. I am disappointed that it was not re-mastered. I have a Blu-ray player and Samsung LCD TV with 7.1 surround system. The system automatically resizes for best quality.

Which for me means the picture is not widescreen. The sound is not digital quality either. Given the option of watching on a VCR or this DVD-I would still pick the DVD. A little disappointed in the quality.... more info Father Goose This movie is Cary Grant at his comedic best. He and Leslie Caron are perfect foils for each other. Grant is the reluctant hero who rescues Caron and seven daughters of diplomats she is in charge of during WWII. Grant is a coast watcher for the allies. They are the only people on an island and are trying to avoid detection by the Japanese, who of course want to eliminate anyone who can report their movements. They interplay between Grant and the eight females is hilarious. This is a movie the whole family will enjoy watching together.... more info Classic romantic comedy This movie is one of our favorites, and we have watched it dozens of times over the years. Although the story line takes place during World War II, this is definitely NOT a war movie! Rather, Cary Grant and Leslie Caron are complete opposites who meet on an enemy plane-watching Pacific island and what follows is just plain funny.

Trevor Howard is also great in this movie, his banter with and tricks on Cary Grant are dry humor at its best. Throw in a bunch of diplomatic school girls, an enemy excursion to the island, and the final denoument, and you have all the makings of a great movie. Get ready to meet "Goody-Two Shoes and the Filthy Beast"! This movie is a true classic and will never get old.... To Cary, Or Not To Cary, What Will I Grant. This is Cary Grant at his best, he is about the most virsital actor in his time. and when he did Father Goose he realy did it good. The show is fun. humorous, and has a great story line. I put this movie in with my all time favorites. and a must to see. get the popcorn ready and get the kids set down and enjoy the show. My kids loved it as a family tridition, they watched it many times. I promise you will enjoy it too....

Question: In which film did Cary Grant play a war-time coast watcher called 'Walter Eckland'?
Answer: 'FATHER GOOSE'