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Synopsis: 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!
Director(s): Ralph Nelson
Production: Universal
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
APPROVED
Year:
1964
118 min
763 Views


Who's in charge here?

Frank, you can't do this to me!

That boat's all I have.

You said we've been friends

for a long time, Walter.

Do you really think you

could talk me out of it?

If I go to Matalava, I

keep the boat, right?

Well, no use fighting it.

What time do I shove off?

An hour be all right?

Anything you say, Frank.

You're the skipper.

Hey, buddy, lend me a hand with those cans.

I'll get on board.

But sir, you don't really expect him

to go to Matalava, do you, sir?

As soon as he clears harbor,

we'll never see him again.

Where's your faith in

human nature, Stebbings?

Oh yeah!

- Good heavens!

- What is it?

He...

He made a gesture, sir.

You set a fine course

there, Walter.

My compliments.

Yeah, I shoulda led

you up on the reef!

It's a sorry day when a man's

friends don't trust him.

What about all those provisions?

You don't suppose that boat

of yours could carry them?

Frank...

I want you to take all those

provisions, and I want you to...

Hey! Be careful with that!

We'll be at Kings

Point in Australia.

When you call us, we want you

to use the following code.

Kings Point is Briar Patch.

I'm Big Bad Wolf, Stebbings

here is Bo Peep,

and you're...

- Mother Goose, sir.

- That's it. You're Mother Goose.

Now try to remember all that, Walter.

It's bloody important.

Yeah, bloody.

All right, then.

Goodbye, Mother Goose.

Mother Goose...

- Let's get under way, Stebbings.

- Sir, it has occurred to me

that as soon as we've

gone, Mr Eckland might...

- Proceed, Stebbings. Hard to port.

- All right. Coxswain, hard...

Excuse me, sir, but

did you say...

- Hard a port, son.

- Aye-aye, sir.

Coxswain, hard a port.

Hey! Hold it, hold it!

Are you crazy?

Look out, look out, Frank!

Do you hear me?

Hard a starboard! Frank!

Watch out!

Are you gone nuts? Look out!

Frank, can you hear me?

Hard a starboard, you

ignorant, silly son of a...

Oh great, have you lost your mind?

Look at my boat!

Terribly sorry, Walter. Our

steering must have jammed.

I'm sorry.

If you didn't know how to work one

of those, why didn't you say so?

- I'm sorry.

- Oh, stop saying that. Look at my boat.

- What am I gonna do now?

- Become a coastwatcher, I expect.

Lucky we put all those

supplies ashore.

Oh, Walter. We'll stand by

until you get safely in.

Frank, I'll sue ya! I'll sue!

I'll sue the entire war!

Quite right, Walter.

I'll be your witness.

Oh, and Walter. Thanks

for volunteering.

Oh come on. Buzz off.

- Mother Goose?

- Frank!

- I knew you wouldn't leave me here!

- This is the Big Bad Wolf.

Go away.

I know you're saying

something, Mother Goose,

but I can't hear you.

You've got to flip the key.

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Peter Stone

Peter Hess Stone (February 27, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was an American writer for theater, television and movies. Stone is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the screenplays he wrote or co-wrote in the mid-1960s, Charade (1963), Father Goose (1964), and Mirage (1965). more…

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