Western ·Adventure ·Drama · Australia · 1950 · 1h 12m

The Kangaroo Kid

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Director
Lesley Selander
Cast
Jock Mahoney as Tex Kinnane Veda Ann Borg as Stella Grey Martha Hyer as Mary Corbett Douglass Dumbrille as Vincent Moller Guy Doleman as Sergeant Jim Penrose Alec Kellaway as Baldy Muldoon
Crew
Russell Harlan — Director of Photography Alex Ezard — Editor Sherman L. Lowe — Screenplay Anthony Scott Veitch — Story Howard C. Brown — Producer T.O. McCreadie — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
australiaframedbarmaidaustralian western
Key Collaborators
Lesley Selander Director Russell Harlan Director of Photography Alex Ezard Editor Sherman L. Lowe Screenplay Anthony Scott Veitch Story Howard C. Brown Producer T.O. McCreadie Producer
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