Fred Ward is imprisoned for horse stealing. He escapes from Cockatoo Island and under the name of Captain Thunderbolt becomes a bushranger, working with his friend and fellow escapee Alan Blake.
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Cast
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Grant Taylor
Captain Thunderbolt
Known for
UFO
Quatermass and the Pit
Charles Tingwell
Alan Blake
Known for
Murder Most Foul
Evil Angels
Creswick Jenkinson
Cecil Holmes
Ross Wood
John Wiltshire
Rosemary Miller
Joan
Also in
Pinocchio
Life In Emergency Ward 10
Margaret Cardin
Harp McGuire
Sgt Mannix
Known for
On the Beach
John Fegan
Dalton
Jean Blue
Mrs. Ward
Also in
The Overlanders
Bitter Springs
Loretta Boutmy
Maggie
Cecil Holmes Director · Creswick Jenkinson Writer Margaret Cardin Editor
First release January 1, 1953 · Produced in Australia
Production
Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1953
Theatrical
Australia · June 1, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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