The diggers and their officer, who has fallen for a nurse at the hospital, are subtly manipulated by a British intelligence officer to assist in passing false battle plans to the Germans. Given leave in England, they end up billeted at a country house and offered barley water instead of the home-brew they anticipated.
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Pat Hanna
Chic Williams
Joe Valli
Joe McTavish
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Pat Hanna Director · Arthur Higgins Cinematographer
First release February 10, 1933 · Produced in Australia
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Australia
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English
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English
Release dates
Australia · February 10, 1933
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No release date listed for United States.
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