Deliberately casting his established screen image to the four winds, cary grant plays walter eckland, an unkempt, uncouth and unshaven beach bum in cary grant. Father goose was snubbed by cary grants fans and damned with faint praise by critics, which says more about film critics and movie star fans than anything else. Cary grant was born archibald alexander leach on january 18, 1904 in horfield, bristol, england, to elsie maria kingdon and elias james leach, who worked in a factory. Father goose is a 1964 romantic comedy film set in world war ii the title derives from mother goose, the codename assigned to grants character. Father goose 1964 movie trailer cary grant and leslie. Father goose is a 1964 american technicolor romantic comedy film set in world war ii, starring cary grant, leslie caron and trevor howard. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. In a change of pace role, cary grant appears as a disheveled, stubblebearded beachcomber in his role with leslie caron and trevor howard in universals romantic adventure comedy, father goose, a granox production, in technicolor. He is considered to be cast against type for this role, quite antithetical to his suave, sophisticated, debonair onscreen persona.
But watch him nimbly scamper down beaches, over branches and around coconuts, through whatever set this undemanding but adorable kidfriendly comedy parks him on. Cary grant walter eckland, leslie caron catherine freneau, trevor howard commodore frank houghton, pip sparke anne, jack good lieutenant stebbins, verina greenlaw. Blandings builds his dream home suspicion born to be bad monkey business kiss and make up houseboat talk of the town. In father goose, you get cary grant with a scraggy beard. At an age when most actors had long since stopped taking roles or more likely, the phone had stopped ringing cary grant was still making superb films. Father goose was a very good movie with cary grant i enjoyed the movie very much the price of the movie i thought was a little high compared to other prices on ebay other than that it was okay. His early years in bristol would have been an ordinary. He had gray hair and was nearly twice the age of his leading lady but his charm was still there in spades. Cary grant and leslie caron performance in this move is one of the best comedy acts i have sent. Father goose, a book by chapman mortimer that won the 1951 james tait black memorial prize for fiction.
Britishborn actor cary grant born archibald leach escaped his humble bristol environs and unstable home life by joining an acrobatic troupe, where he became a stiltwalker. Cary grant, jack good, jennifer berrington, leslie caron, pip sparke, sharyl locke, stephanie berrington, trevor howard, verina greenlaw. Frank baum s books father goose, a book by chapman mortimer that won the 1951 james tait black memorial prize for fiction. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Jun 19, 2015 father goose is a 1964 romantic comedy film set in world war ii the title derives from mother goose, the codename assigned to grant s character. May 09, 2016 cary grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out wwii in peace until the allies recruit him to be a lookout on the south pacific isle. Cary grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out wwii in peace until the allies recruit him to be a lookout on the south pacific isle. Father goose 1964 funny movie about a curmudgeon who, thru a series of mishaps, becomes stranded on an island in the south pacific with a prim. Its a story set in wwii, where cary grant is persuaded into. Father goose 1964 full length movie romantic comedy. Video of father goose full movie for fans of cary grant. Father goose dvd, 2001, cary grant collection for sale. He wanted his charade 1963 costar audrey hepburn to play catherine, but she was already committed to my fair lady 1964.
Devil and the deep indiscreet charade the pride and the passion when youre in love notorious penny serenade people will talk once upon a time holiday his girl friday once upon a honeymoon i was a male war bride the grass is greener father goose thirty day princess mr. Father goose 1964 movie trailer cary grant and leslie caron. Sold by bestmediagroup and sent from amazon fulfillment. Jul 08, 20 cary grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out wwii in peace until the allies recruit him to be a lookout on the south pacific isle. Aug 17, 2019 devil and the deep indiscreet charade the pride and the passion when youre in love notorious penny serenade people will talk once upon a time holiday his girl friday once upon a honeymoon i was a male war bride the grass is greener father goose thirty day princess mr. Father goose, a 1964 movie starring cary grant and leslie caron. With cary grant, leslie caron, trevor howard, jack goode. Father goose dvd, 2001 walter eckland cary grant is a boozedup, unshaven, somewhat disagreeable bum who lives in the south seas on a deserted island and just wants the war and everybody else to go away and leave him alone. During world war ii, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female.
Deliberately casting his established screen image to the four winds, cary grant plays walter eckland, an unkempt, uncouth and unshaven beach bum in father goose. This film is set in 1941 as the japanese advance and the australians withdraw from the south pacific islands. Once told by an interviewer, everybody would like to be cary grant, grant is said to have replied, so would i. The film won an oscar for best original screenplay. With a star of the stature that he was, the production was of the best quality. In father goose, cary grant played a character, which was quite different from other of his movies such as indiscreet, that touch of mink, to catch a thief, etc. After making the excellent thriller charade, grant went to work on the wwii light comedy, father goose, his second to last movie. I just wish they would had made a father goose two. Blandings builds his dream home suspicion born to be bad monkey business kiss and make up. Father goose 1964 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles,stream free father goose full movie online on marvel biggest movie. Father goose 1964father goose is a movie can i watch again and again. Cary grant was offered the role of henry higgins in my fair lady 1964 but turned it down to star in this movie. Nov 22, 2015 father goose 1964 full length movie romantic comedy movies cary grant youtube stay safe and healthy.
During world war ii, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students. Cary grant plays a scruffy, whiskeyswilling beachcomber in this movie. Apr 19, 2020 cary grant was 60 years old, grey and most comfortably cast in grumpy curmudgeon roles by the time the 1964 comedy father goose was tailormade for him. Father goose was snubbed by cary grant s fans and damned with faint praise by critics, which says more about film critics and movie star fans than anything else. Cary grant was 60 years old, grey and most comfortably cast in grumpy curmudgeon roles by the time the 1964 comedy father goose was tailormade for him. In father goose, grant plays a scruffy, unshaven, cantankerous recluse who gets more or less blackmailed or hornswoggled into working for the brits, led by trevor howard as the local commander, on. This is without a doubt one of the best moves i have ever seen. In rolurile principale joaca actorii cary grant, leslie caron. For the stage show, he set down the traditional nativity pageant and variety revue. Certainly cary grants most important film role, his happiest, finest and funniest which is saying quite a lot about father goose and perhaps about me, too. Out side of the abbott and costello meets frankenstein move. It seems like a simple enough phrase, but the more you think about it, the more it means.
Father goose, a 1964 movie starring cary grant and leslie caron father goose, a character in some of l. Father goose is a nice change of pace for cary grant and theres a bit of elsa lanchester and katharine hepburn in leslie carons portrayal as the spinster schoolteacher. He is known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing grant was born in horfield, bristol. He became attracted to theater at a young age and began. Father goose 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. During world war ii, walter keeps busy relaying radio reports of japanese air activity. Read the father goose movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Perhaps it would be more explicit to describe the film as a modern fairy tale or a goodnatured gullibles fable set in the south pacific in world war ii.
It was won the oscar for best original screenplay and thanks to olive films, this fun picture has made its way to. Gunga din 1939gunga din was one of my fathers favorite cary grant movies. The title derives from mother goose, the code name assigned to grant s character. Olive films cary grant indiscreet stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out wwii in peace until the allies recruit him to be a lookout on the south pacific isle. Father goose 1964 full length movie romantic comedy movies. Rent father goose 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. You can almost smell the stink of his whiskey breath and musky body odor infinitely more convincing than humphrey bogart in. Father goose 1964 movie clip thanks for volunteering. January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, who was one of classic hollywoods definitive leading men. Cary grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out wwii in peace until the allies recruit him to be a lookout on the. Even so, it does hark back to the light comedy roles from early in his career. Though grant likes his liquor as much as wayne, bogart, and laughton did, in this film weve got a reverse situation.
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