{"id":3714,"date":"2007-07-20T09:16:41","date_gmt":"2007-07-20T16:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3714"},"modified":"2021-01-30T22:28:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T05:28:33","slug":"in-search-of-the-castaways-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3714","title":{"rendered":"In Search of the Castaways (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Castaway, castaway, trust in your star&#8230; You know I will find you, wherever you are.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Poster.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAided by a Frenchman (Maurice Chevalier), a girl (Hayley Mills) and her brother (Keith Hamshere) enlist the help of Lord Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White) and his son John (Michael Anderson, Jr.) in traveling the 37th parallel to search for their shipwrecked father.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>George Sanders Films<\/li>\n<li>Hayley Mills Films<\/li>\n<li>Jules Verne Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Maurice Chevalier Films<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>In Search of the Castaways<\/em> (based on a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_Search_of_the_Castaways\">Jules Verne novel of the same name<\/a>) once again demonstrates why Hayley Mills was one of the most popular young actresses of her time: as always, she&#8217;s resolutely plucky and adventurous, ready to take on any number of obstacles in a decidedly &#8220;un-girly&#8221; fashion while remaining enormously appealing to boys. Equally game is Maurice Chevalier, perfectly cast as the perennially cheerful Jacques Paganel; with Chevalier on board, one can be assured that nothing so bad will occur that it can&#8217;t be cured by a song.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it&#8217;s the lack of any real danger which makes <em>In Search of the Castaways<\/em> disappointing as an adventure film; as noted by DVD Savant (see review link below), certain sequences &#8212; such as the wild avalanche slide through the Andes &#8212; seem more like Disneyland rides than genuinely life-threatening situations. Equally disappointing are the special effects, especially in the first half of the film, when it&#8217;s obvious the actors are traveling along a sound stage with painted matte backdrops. Nonetheless, <em>..Castaways<\/em> has its heart in the right place, and manages to provide a few genuine thrills (i.e., Hamshere nearly being dropped from a rope down into a tribe of vicious Maoris; don&#8217;t expect p.c. depictions here), as well as a sweet would-be romance between Mills and heartthrob Michael Anderson, Jr. If you don&#8217;t analyze it too closely, this remains innocuously enjoyable family fare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hayley Mills in yet another appealing performance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Mills.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Mills.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Mills.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Mills-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Mills-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Mills-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maurice Chevalier as the always-smiling Jacques Paganel<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Chevalier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Chevalier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Chevalier.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Chevalier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Chevalier-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Chevalier-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michael Anderson, Jr. as Hayley&#8217;s love interest &#8212; no great actor, but quite the charming heartthrob!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Handsome.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Handsome.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Handsome.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Handsome-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Handsome-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Handsome-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Several exciting sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Exciting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Exciting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Exciting.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Exciting-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Exciting-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/In-Search-of-the-Castaways-Exciting-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for Hayley Mills fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0056095\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1595cast.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimatedisney.com\/insearchofthecastaways.html\">Ultimate Disney DVD Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Castaway, castaway, trust in your star&#8230; You know I will find you, wherever you are.&#8221; Synopsis: Aided by a Frenchman (Maurice Chevalier), a girl (Hayley Mills) and her brother (Keith Hamshere) enlist the help of Lord Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White) and his son John (Michael Anderson, Jr.) in traveling the 37th parallel to search for their shipwrecked father. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea George Sanders Films Hayley Mills Films Jules Verne Adaptations Maurice Chevalier Films Search Review: In Search&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3714\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3714"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67253,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3714\/revisions\/67253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}