
The Man from Down Under
Action · Comedy · Drama
Overview
An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.
Top Cast


Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Jocko Wilson
Charles Laughton
Jocko Wilson


Binnie Barnes
Binnie Barnes
Aggie Dawlins
Binnie Barnes
Aggie Dawlins


Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson
Nipper Wilson
Richard Carlson
Nipper Wilson


Donna Reed
Donna Reed
Mary Wilson
Donna Reed
Mary Wilson
Christopher Severn
Christopher Severn
Nipper Wilson (child)
Christopher Severn
Nipper Wilson (child)


Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook
Ginger Gaffney
Clyde Cook
Ginger Gaffney


Stephen McNally
Stephen McNally
Dusty Rhodes
Stephen McNally
Dusty Rhodes


Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields
Father Polycarp
Arthur Shields
Father Polycarp
Evelyn Falke
Evelyn Falke
Mary, as a child
Evelyn Falke
Mary, as a child


Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
Boots
Hobart Cavanaugh
Boots
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