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

Nancy Carey

Burl Ives

Osh Popham

Dorothy McGuire

Mrs. Margaret Carey

Deborah Walley

Julia Carey

Una Merkel

Mariah Popham

Eddie Hodges

Gilly Carey

Michael J. Pollard

Digby Popham

Peter Brown

Tom Hamilton

James Stacy

Charles Bryant

James Mathers

Peter Carey (as Jimmy Mathers)

O.Z. Whitehead

Mr. Perkins

N/A

Wendy Turner

Lallie Joy Popham