Story Line
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!
“They're sharing a South Sea island with 7 little chaperones...and the Pacific as their battleground!”
Top Cast
Cary Grant
Walter Christopher Eckland
Leslie Caron
Catherine Freneau
Trevor Howard
Commander Frank Houghton
Jack Good
Lieutenant Stebbings
Sharyl Locke
Jenny
Pip Sparke
Anne
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Rating
7.1/ 10
Release Date
1964-12-10
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
AdventureComedyRomance
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7/10
•4/20/2025“Walter” (Cary Grant) is a bit of a rogue who is conned into helping the war effort by “Houghton” (Trevor Howard) and so takes up residence on a remote Pacific island where he is to report sightings of Japanese aircraft, shipping etc. In return, he w...