Father Goose

1964 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 12,901 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Nelson

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Overview

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!

Dialogue Timeline — 1,336 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:19 This is the Australian Broadcasting Commission. And now the news.
00:05:20 You've never had more than $200 at one time since I've known you.
00:09:24 - My compliments. - I should have led you up on the reef.
00:16:04 Is Big Bad Wolf really sorry?
00:21:19 Oh, come on, Stebbings. You can tell me. Who's Humpty Dumpty?
00:28:10 - Who are you? - I... I asked you first.
00:32:06 - What? - Don't forget Gretchen.
00:37:28 - What do you mean? - Don't play stupid with me.
00:41:20 Well, what's making that parachute drop, a seagull?
00:45:29 Lady, you are making a powerful enemy.
00:52:06 Mr Eckland? Big Bad Wolf is calling you on the wireless.
00:56:35 He's not here. Nobody's here except my friend Gretchen.
01:04:19 What's your name?
01:08:54 Oh!
01:13:17 Lie back. This isn't going to hurt.
01:18:13 - Do you know how old I am? - No.
01:21:43 No. There was no wife.
01:26:10 Well, that's not a snake.
01:31:10 What's wrong with it?
01:36:39 A little close? You listen to me, Frank. Get us out of here by tonight.
01:40:46 What's taking him so long? He's had time to get the Archbishop of Canterbury.
01:44:21 Let me see now.
01:49:03 Take the kids to the launch and keep them quiet.
01:55:56 Ah... I wonder if they serve coconut milk on submarines.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,336
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:55:56

Production Record

DirectorRalph Nelson
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$12,500,000
IMDb votes12,901