After the death of the father, the Carey family move from Boston to the New England countryside. Teenager Nancy Carey (Hayley Mills) writes to Mr. Poppem (Burl Ives) and persuades him to rent the family a run-down, house for a mere $60 a year. The owner of the property knows nothing about the rental agreement and was in for a shock on his return to the property.
| Hayley Mills | Nancy Carey |
| Burt Ives | Mr Poppem |
| Dorothy McGuire | Mrs Carey |
| Deborah Walley | Julia |
| Una Merkel | |
| Eddie Hodges | Gilly Carey |
| Michael J. Pollard | |
| Peter Brown | |
| James Stacy | |
| Jimmy Mathers | Peter Carey |
| O.Z. Whitehead | |
| Wendy Turner | |
| Harry Holcombe | |
| Hilda Plowright |
Rating 7/10
OK for family viewing in front of the TV on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Nice songs. Very Disney with everyone being so nice, with the exception of Nancy and Julia, but they become the best of friends by the end. Very 'nice' film but nothing stands out in it.
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All the opinions in this page are my own.