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Maureen O'Hara, Peter Lawford, Finlay Currie, Richard Boone, Chips Rafferty ... see more see more... , Charles 'Bud' Tingwell , Ron Whelan , John Fegan , Guy Doleman , Reg Collins , Frank Ransome , Clyde Combo , Letty Croydon , Henry Murdoch , Stan Tolhurst , Joe Tomal , John Clark , Syd Chambers , Alexander Cann

Besotted by alcohol, Australian cattle-station owner Michael McGuire (Finlay Currie) is led to believe that crooked gambler Richard Connor (Peter Lawford) is his long-lost son. Connor and his partner-... read more read more...in-crime Gamble (Richard Boone) go along with the gag, convincing McGuire's daughter Dell (Maureen O'Hara) that they've arrived to help the old man save his livestock, when in fact they're planning a major swindle. The scheme goes awry when Connor falls genuinely in love with Dell. The arrival of mounted policeman Leonard (Chips Rafferty) sets the ball rolling for an onslaught of violence, renunciation and redemption. Vividly filmed on location in Australia, Kangaroo was remade in Africa as The Jackals in 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Directed by: Lewis Milestone

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DVD Release Date: July 27, 2010

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John J. Puccio
August 16, 2010
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

...despite its brief running time and simplistic plot, the film packs a moderate amount of action into the story. Full Review

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