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Synopsis

Eckland is forced to volunteer as a lookout for Japanese forces, and is posted on a South Pacific island alone. While attempting to rescue another watcher on another island, he ends up bringing Catherine and seven little girls to his hut. They take over his home and attempt to improve his habits. —CaryGrant.net

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Ralph Nelson

Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor.

Nelson was born in Long Island City, NY. He served in the Army Air Corps as a flight instructor in World War II. Nelson directed the acclaimed episode A World Of His Own of The Twilight Zone and served as production manager for the bulk of the show’s run. He also directed both the television and film versions of Rod Serling’s Requiem for a Heavyweight.

He directed the 1968 movie Charly, for which Cliff Robertson won an Academy Award, as well as several racially provocative films in the 1960s and early 1970s, including the Academy Award-winning Lilies of the Field, …tick…tick…tick…, The Wilby Conspiracy, and Soldier Blue. For ‘Lillies’, actor Sidney Poitier won an Academy Award.

Additionally, he directed the Cary Grant comedy Father Goose, the offbeat Soldier in the Rain with Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen, Once a Thief, and Rita Hayworth’s… read more

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G.W. Johansson

6Jun12

Cary Grant just hitting people in his later days is the best.

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Christopher Taylor

29Jul11

An unconventional war film with Carey Grant doing an excellent job in a role that goes against his suave image and appeals more towards the heart. Very entertaining and I will always have a soft spot for it.

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Jordan

14Jun11

This movie is such a huge part of my childhood. We watched the VHS so many times & I can still recite the lines today.

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