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Father Goose (1964)
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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. Director:Ralph Nelson |
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Walter
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| Leslie Caron | ... |
Catherine
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| Trevor Howard | ... |
Houghton
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Jack Good | ... |
Stebbings
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Sharyl Locke | ... | |
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Pip Sparke | ... | |
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Verina Greenlaw | ... |
Christine
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Stephanie Berrington | ... |
Elizabeth
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Jennifer Berrington | ... |
Harriet
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Laurelle Felsette | ... |
Angelique
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Nicole Felsette | ... |
Dominique
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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>
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Commander Frank Houghton RAN: A chaplain? Good heavens, he's killed her.
Lieutenant Stebbings RAN: No, sir. They want to get married.
Commander Frank Houghton RAN: Married? Goody Two-Shoes and the Filthy Beast?
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Lyrics: Carolyn Leigh
Music by Cy Coleman (uncredited)
Sung by Digby Wolfe (uncredited) See more »
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Sidney Poitier visited the set during the production shoot in Jamaica to congratulate director Ralph Nelson on receiving a Best Director Oscar nomination for Lilies of the Field, a film he had worked on with Poitier. See more »Goofs
Continuity: While at the Salamaua dock and conning Eckland into becoming a coast watcher, Frank Houghton is preparing to light his pipe in his left hand. In the next shot it's in his right hand, and he's smoking, but the next line of dialog has the pipe back in his left hand unlit. See more »Quotes
Lieutenant Stebbings RAN: Mother Goose is requesting a chaplain.Commander Frank Houghton RAN: A chaplain? Good heavens, he's killed her.
Lieutenant Stebbings RAN: No, sir. They want to get married.
Commander Frank Houghton RAN: Married? Goody Two-Shoes and the Filthy Beast?
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"Pass Me By"Lyrics: Carolyn Leigh
Music by Cy Coleman (uncredited)
Sung by Digby Wolfe (uncredited) See more »
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