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Nov
09

A Sentence on Father Goose

By ZC 4 Comments
Categories: 1960s Cinema, American film and One-Sentence Reviews
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FatherGoose

Grumpy, stubborn, half-drunk, sarcastic, and unshaven did nothing to diminish Cary Grant’s charm and unsurpassed presence in his second-to-last film Father Goose, begrudgingly filling the pater familias role to Leslie Caron and a bunch of girly-girls while periodically yelling at and being yelled at by the well-cast Trevor Howard in a light and goofy homage to The African Queen.

4 Responses to “A Sentence on Father Goose”

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  1. 1 A.Ho
    November 4, 2009 at 10:55 am

    …did nothing to diminish his charm AND sex appeal. Is that what you meant to write?

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  2. 2 ZC
    November 4, 2009 at 11:27 am

    It is what I meant to write. Sometimes I wonder if I swoon too much over him, but that’s a rather silly notion, isn’t it?

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  3. 3 A.Ho
    November 4, 2009 at 11:28 am

    Yeah, not possible to swoon too much. Duh.

    Reply

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