Three elderly women, Rosie, a sharp-witted Cockney; Dora, a clever organizer; and genteel Mabel, escape from the Sunset Old Folks' Home and accidentally set out to sea in a motorboat. A Russian trawler picks them up and puts them ashore on a secluded Irish island, and there the women commandeer three cottages which they later learn have been bought by McDonagh, an Irishman who has recently returned as a millionaire from the United States. McDonagh collapses while singing to Rosie, falls into the sea, and is presumed drowned. The women pretend they are McDonagh's nieces, claiming their uncle is ill and bedridden. To support themselves, they knit sweaters made from local wool. Their garments become fashionable in London, and the women organize the islanders into a prosperous knitting industry. A search for additional wool on another island leads to the discovery of McDonagh, who "adopts" the ladies as his nieces and becomes a partner in their sweater business.

Director:
Cyril Frankel	Director
Jeremy Summers	Assistant Director
Cast:
Sybil Thorndike	as Dora
Kathleen Harrison	as Rosie
Estelle Winwood	as Mabel
Stanley Holloway	as McDonagh
Joyce Carey	as Matron
Eric Pohlmann	as Russian captain
Colin Gordon	as Birdwatcher
John Salew	as Solicitor
Liam Redmond	as Old man
Marjorie Rhodes	as Old woman
Olive McFarland	as Lovers
Anita Sharp Bolster	as Postmistress
Joseph MacNally	as Singers
Paul Farrell	as Postman
Patrick McAlinney	as Policeman
Raymond Manthorpe	as Little boy
Harry Hutchinson	as Villagers
Cinematography:
Gilbert Taylor	Director of Photography
Writer:
Denis Cannan	Screenwriter
William Dinner	Story
William Morum	Based on an idea by
Producer:
Victor Skutezky	Producer
Editing:
Bernard Gribble	Film Editor
Music:
Philip Green	Music
Michael Carr	Lyrics
Dance:
Denys Palmer	Dances
Art Director:
Robert Jones	Art Director
Sound:
Richard Bird	Sound
Len Shilton	Sound
Production Companies:
Victor Skutezky	Company

Location scenes filmed in Oban, Scotland. Released in Great Britain in 1959.

Released in England June 1959

Released in United States June 24, 1964

Released in United States Summer June 24, 1964

Feature acting debut for Richard Harris.

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Released in United States June 24, 1964 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States Summer June 24, 1964