Smithy
6.7
An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith. The film is unusually frank about the controversies that occasionally dogged him. PG Taylor and Billy Hughes both make appearances playing themselves.
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Cast
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Ron Randell
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
Known for
King of Kings
Kiss Me Kate
Muriel Steinbeck
Mary Powell
Also in
Long John Silver
Wherever She Goes
John Tate
Charles Ulm
Known for
The Day of the Triffids
On the Beach
Joy Nichols
Kay Sutton
Also in
A King in New York
Not So Dusty
Nan Taylor
Nan Kingsford Smith
Also in
The Breaking of the Drought
The Man from Snowy River
John Dunne
Harold Kingsford Smith
Also in
Hard Ticket to Hawaii
The Specimen
Alec Kellaway
Capt. Allan Hancock
Also in
Dad and Dave Come to Town
Gone to the Dogs
John Dease
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Also in
Newsfront
Color Me Dead
Marshall Crosby
Arthur Powell
Also in
The Overlanders
Wings of Destiny
Edward Smith
Beau Sheil
Ala Herbert
Tommy Pethybridge
No other roles listed
John Fleeting
Keith Anderson
Also in
Gone to the Dogs
Forty Thousand Horsemen
Ken G. Hall Director · Alec Coppel Screenplay Max Afford Story
First release June 26, 1946 · Produced in Australia
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · June 26, 1946
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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