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Father Goose (1964)
Director: Ralph Nelson
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
It's a shame that Grant, one of the finest actors ever to grace a cinema screen, should have logged this sentimental claptrap as his penultimate film. He plays an irascible South Pacific beachcomber who becomes a military observer for the island during World War II, and finds his independence softened by a French schoolmarm and her seven cloyingly sweet girl pupils. Admittedly, Grant frequently looks as if he really didn't want to be there, wading lost in a sludge of turgid drama and pallid comedy.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Ralph Nelson
Producer: Robert Arthur
Cast: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good, Stephanie Berrington, Jennifer Berrington full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 116 mins
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