The Man from Down Under (1943) - film review

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The Man from Down Under is an American film first released in 1943, directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film stars Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, Richard Carlson, Donna Reed and Christopher Severn. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Script: Mary Kelly, Bogart Rogers, Wells Root, Tom Seller
Photo: Sidney Wagner
Music: David Snell
Cast: Charles Laughton (Jocko Wilson), Binnie Barnes (Aggie Dawlins), Richard Carlson (’Nipper’ Wilson), Donna Reed (Mary Wilson), Christopher Severn (’Nipper’ as a child), Clyde Cook (Ginger Gaffney), Stephen McNally (’Dusty’ Rhodes), Arthur Shields (Father Polycorp), Evelyn Falke (Mary as a child), Hobart Cavanaugh (Boots), André Charlot (Father Antoine), Wade Boteler ((unconfirmed)), Philip Ahn (English-speaking Japanese aviator), Richard Ainley (Military doctor), Luis Alberni (Dino), Eric Alden (Newsman), Harry Allen (Laborer), Jimmy Aubrey (Tipsy Anzac soldier), Charles Bates (French boy), Ted Billings (Pub Extra), Luke Chan (Japanese gunner), Wallis Clark (The Major), Clancy Cooper (Foreman), Harry Cording (Bettor), Hal Craig (Police sergeant), Harold De Becker (Pvt. Roberts), Kay Deslys (Beefy blonde), Eddie Dew (Soldier), Rex Evans (Doyle (makes 500-pound bet)), Al Ferguson (Soldier), Harry Fleischmann (Newsman), Art Foster (Referee), Mickey Golden (Fighter in montage), Roland Got (Japanese soldier), Gibson Gowland (Bettor), Fred Graham (MP), Frank Hagney (MP #1), Bobby Hale (Aggie’s dance partner), Lumsden Hare (Government official at train station), Sam Harris (Extra Outside Dressing Room), Holmes Herbert (Government official at train station), Leyland Hodgson (Labor crew’s clerk), E. Mason Hopper (Desk clerk), Brandon Hurst (Government official at train station), Boyd Irwin (Colonel), Charles Irwin (Ring announcer), Peter Lawford (Mr. Jones), Dorothy Lawrence (Nurse), Nelson Leigh (Man in Sydney pub), George Magrill (Bettor), Eily Malyon (Sarah (Aggie’s maid)), Mary McLeod (Nurse), Pat Moran (Australian soldier), Ottola Nesmith, Pat O’Malley (Priest), Alfred Paix (French priest), Gil Perkins (Australian soldier), Jean Prescott, Charles Schaeffer (Fighter in montage), Ernest Severn (Tough boy), Raymond Severn (’Nipper’ at age 12), Reginald Sheffield (Recruit), Leslie Sketchley (Officer), Arthur Space (Bailey), Robert St. Angelo (French mug), Will Stanton (Bettor), Freddie Steele (Terry McGroth), Jack Stoney (MP), Charles Sullivan (Referee), Robert Tait (Soloist for ’E Pinched Me’), Maurice Tauzin (Jean, a boy), Evan Thomas (Doctor), David Thursby (Newsman), Clare Verdera, Constance Weiler (Girl at station), Florence Wix (Minister’s wife), Ian Wolfe (Returning soldier seeking Father Antoine), Beal Wong (Japanese soldier)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 103 min; B&W

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