Overview
Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up
Cast
- Hayley Mills as Nancy Carey
- Burl Ives as Osh Popham
- Dorothy McGuire as Mrs. Margaret Carey
- Deborah Walley as Julia Carey
- Una Merkel as Mariah Popham
- Eddie Hodges as Gilly Carey
- Michael J. Pollard as Digby Popham
- Peter Brown as Tom Hamilton
- James Stacy as Charles Bryant
- James Mathers as Peter Carey (as Jimmy Mathers)