The Truth About Spring

Mar 30, 1965

1h 42m

★ 7.0

Overview

Tommy Tyler, a lazy Caribbean sailor, and his tom-boy daughter, Spring, are out to search for a buried treasure. Tommy brings aboard William Ashton, a young lawyer, to help with the search. Ashton turns out to be handy when they encounter dangerous rivals. Tommy also tries to play match maker between Ashton and Spring – a difficult task indeed.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Spring Tyler

Hayley Mills

Tommy Tyler

John Mills

William Ashton

James MacArthur

Cark

Lionel Jeffries

Sellers

Harry Andrews

Cleary

Niall MacGinnis

Skelton

David Tomlinson

Simmons

Lionel Murton

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