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