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The Man from Down Under
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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1943-08-04
Languageen
Runtime1h 43m
Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

7.0(4)
•1943•1h 43m

The Man from Down Under

"THRILLS! FUN! ACTION!"

ActionComedyDramaWar

Overview

An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.

Writing & Screenplay
Wells RootTom Seller
Cinematography
Sidney Wagner

Principal Cast

21 credited
Charles Laughton
Charles LaughtonJocko Wilson
Binnie Barnes
Binnie BarnesAggie Dawlins
Richard Carlson
Richard CarlsonNipper Wilson
Donna Reed
Donna ReedMary Wilson
CS
Christopher SevernNipper Wilson (child)
Clyde Cook
Clyde CookGinger Gaffney
Stephen McNally
Stephen McNallyDusty Rhodes
Arthur Shields
Arthur ShieldsFather Polycarp
EF
Evelyn FalkeMary, as a child
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart CavanaughBoots

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