The Kangaroo Kid

Oct 22, 1950

1h 12m

★ 6.0

ONE JUMP AHEAD OF THE BUSHRANGERS...TWO JUMPS AHEAD OF THE LAW

Overview

A 19th-century San Francisco detective named Tex Kinnane is sent "Down Under" to nab shyster lawyer Vincent Moller. Several comparisons are made between the American Wild West and the equally treacherous Australian outback.

Genres

Western

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Allied Australian Films

British Empire Films

Ealing Studios

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Cast

Tex Kinnane

Jock Mahoney

Stella Grey

Veda Ann Borg

Mary Corbett

Martha Hyer

Vincent Moller

Douglass Dumbrille

Sergeant Jim Penrose

Guy Doleman

Baldy Muldoon

Alec Kellaway

Phil Romero

Grant Taylor

Steve Corbett

Alan Gifford

Ma Muldoon

Hayde Seldon

Robey

Frank Ransome

Black Tracker

Clarrie Woodlands

Mr. Cummings

Charles McCallum

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