The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring

1965•1h 42m•6.9/10

AdventureComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(17)

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.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

Spring Tyler

John Mills

John Mills

Tommy Tyler

James MacArthur

James MacArthur

William Ashton

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Cark

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Sellers

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Cleary

David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

Skelton

Lionel Murton

Lionel Murton

Simmons

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