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Father Goose (1964)

Director(s) Ralph Nelson
Producer(s)

Robert Arthur

Top Genres Adventure, Comedy, Romance, War
Top Topics Alcohol, Children, Marriage, Navy, Romance (Comic), Spies, Teachers, World War II

Father Goose Featured Cast See Full Cast »

Cary Grant
Cary Grant(as Walter Christopher Eckland)

Father Goose

Released
1964

Cary Grant
(as Walter Christopher Eck...)

Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron(as Catherine Freneau)

Father Goose

Released
1964

Leslie Caron
(as Catherine Freneau)

Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard(as Commander Frank Houghton)

Father Goose

Released
1964

Trevor Howard
(as Commander Frank Hought...)

Father Goose Overview:

Father Goose (1964) was a Comedy - Adventure Film directed by Ralph Nelson and produced by Robert Arthur.

Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Film EditingTed J. KentNominated
Best WritingStory by S. H. Barnett; Screenplay by Peter Stone, Frank TarloffWon
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Father Goose (1964)

By Beatrice on May 6, 2018 From Flickers in Time

Father Goose Directed by Ralph Nelson Written by Peter Stone and Frank Taroff; story by S.H. Barnett Granox Company First viewing/Netflix rental No actor ever aged better than Cary Grant.  Here in Silver Fox mode he still makes a very credible and funny love interest. The story takes place in t... Read full article

TV/Movie Set : Father Goose ( 1964 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 24, 2017 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

It is easy to praise the art directors who create visually stunning sets, those that are opulent ( Anastasia, The King and I, The Sound of Music ) or creative and modern ( Top Hat, Grand Hotel, The Thief of Bagdad ).....but the work put into designing a set that perfectly complements the film's stor... Read full article

Father Goose(1964).

By Dawn Sample on May 25, 2013 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Father Goose(1964). Romantic/comedy set in World War II. Cast: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard. The title comes from "Mother Goose", the code-name assigned to Grant's character. The film won an Academy Award for its screenplay. The film introduced the song "Pass Me By" by Cy Coleman and C... Read full article

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Father Goose Quotes:

Walter Eckland: [to the French girls] You two get in the bottom of the boat.
[pause]
Walter Eckland: Get in the bottom of the boat!
Catherine Freneau: They don't understand English.
Walter Eckland: Sure they do.
[puts them in the boat]
Walter Eckland: See?
— From: Father Goose
Walter Eckland: Maybe if you stopped straightening pictures and let men wear their own pants, maybe they'd be able to touch you without asking "permesso!"
— From: Father Goose
Walter Eckland: All those miles of open sea and back again a man would need something to keep warm, now, wouldn't he?
Commander Frank Houghton RAN: 2 bottles.
Walter Eckland: All of them, Frank.
Commander Frank Houghton RAN: Three.
Walter Eckland: All of them, Frank.
Commander Frank Houghton RAN: Five.
Walter Eckland: All of them, Frank.
Commander Frank Houghton RAN: Got a pencil?
— From: Father Goose
Anne: You stepped on my foot.
Walter Eckland: You put it under mine.
— From: Father Goose
Walter Eckland: [grabs one of the girls suitcases out of her hand and throws it in the water. Ms. Freneau begins to protest] This isn't the Queen Mary; we don't have room for luggage.
— From: Father Goose
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Father Goose Facts
Walter's boat, which he bought from one Mr. Van De Hoven, is named "Vrolijkheid", which is Dutch for "Glee".
The meaning and relevance of this movie's title, Father Goose, is that it is derived from Cary Grant's code-name in the movie, which is "Mother Goose".
Cary Grant was offered the role of Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady but turned it down to star in this movie. He wanted Audrey Hepburn to play Catherine, but she was already committed to My Fair Lady.
Frank's remark to Walter that the Japanese had taken Singapore that morning fixes the date the film opens as February 15, 1942. The official surrender, however, did not take place until 5:15 in the afternoon.
Cary Grant plays a scruffy whisky-swilling beachcomber sailor in this movie, Cary Grant is considered to be 'cast against type' for this role, quite antithetical to his suave sophisticated debonair on-screen persona.
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