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
Hayley Mills | Nancy Carey |
Dorothy McGuire | Mrs. Margaret Carey |
Burl Ives | Osh Popham |
Deborah Walley | Julia Carey |
Eddie Hodges | Gilly Carey |
Una Merkel | Mariah Popham |
James Mathers | Peter Carey (as Jimmy Mathers) |
Peter Brown | Tom Hamilton |
Wendy Turner | Lallie Joy Popham |
James Stacy | Charles Bryant |
Michael J. Pollard | Digby Popham |
Norman Leavitt | Hank Champlin, the barber |