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In Search of the Castaways   1962         G, 100 min. Genre: Family / Adventure Director: Robert Stevenson   Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Anderson Jr., Antonio Cifariello, Wilfrid Brambell, Jack Gwillim, Ronald Fraser, Norman Bird, Keith Hamshere, Inia Te Wiata, George Murcell, Mark Dignam, Michael Wynne   Based on Jules Verne's novel, this Disney film is about French scientist Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) who finds a note in a bottle that tells the location of long-missing Captain Grant (Jack Gwillim). Paganel and Grant's children, Mary and Robert (Hayley Mills and Keith Hamshere), set out on an adventure to South America in search of the missing sea captain. They encounter an avalanche, floods, wild animals, and a volcano while searching South America—only to find that they should be in Australia instead of South America. With help from former crew member Bill Gaye (Wilfrid Brambell), the children and Paganel finally accomplish their goal and find the missing captain. Cast Maurice Chevalier Jacques Paganel Hayley Mills Mary Grant George Sanders Thomas Ayerton Wilfrid Hyde-White Lord Glenarvan Michael Anderson Jr. John Glenarvan Antonio Cifariello Indian Chief Wilfrid Brambell Bill Gaye Jack Gwillim Captain Grant Ronald Fraser Guard Keith Hamshere Robert Grant Inia Te Wiata Maori Chief