The Kangaroo Kid
5.8
“ONE JUMP AHEAD OF THE BUSHRANGERS...TWO JUMPS AHEAD OF THE LAW”
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.
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Cast
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Jock Mahoney
Tex Kinnane
Known for
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Bandolero!
Veda Ann Borg
Stella Grey
Known for
Mildred Pierce
The Alamo
Lesley Selander
Anthony Scott Veitch
Howard C. Brown
Russell Harlan
Martha Hyer
Mary Corbett
Known for
Sabrina
The Sons of Katie Elder
Sherman L Lowe
Alec McCreadie
Alex Ezard
Douglass Dumbrille
Vincent Moller
Known for
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
The Ten Commandments
T.O. McCreadie
Lesley Selander Director · Sherman L. Lowe Screenplay Anthony Scott Veitch Story
Budget $390K · United States release October 22, 1950 · Produced in Australia, United Kingdom
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Budget
$390,000
Production
Allied Australian Films
Production
British Empire Films
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Ealing Studios
Production
British Empire Films Australia
Production · Distribution
Australia · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 22, 1950
Theatrical
Australia
March 1, 1951 · Sydney
Mexico
October 9, 1964
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