Kangaroo (1952)

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Country: USA
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Western
Release: 1952-06-01
Director: Lewis Milestone (1895–1980)
Writers: Harry Kleiner , Martin Berkeley
Language: English
Stars: Maureen O’Hara (I) , Peter Lawford , Finlay Currie (1878–1968) , Richard Boone , Chips Rafferty , Letty Craydon , Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell , Eve Abdullah , Alan Bardsley , Billy Bray
Runtime: 84 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: A Lei do Chicote (Brazil) , The Bush Ranger (United States of America) , Kara Kamçı (Turkey) , Kangaroo , La loi du fouet (France, French Republic) , Cangurul (Romania) , The Bushranger (United States of America) , La loi du fouet (Belgium) , Kangarù (Italy) , De wet van de zweep (Belgium) , Kangaroo (Canada) , Cangurú (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Kangaroo: The Australian Story (United States of America) , Kangaroo (United States of America) , The Australian Story (Australia) , La loi du fouet (Canada) , Sundown (United States of America) , Gesetz der Peitsche (Austria) , Känguru (Sweden) , Kangaroo (Greece) , The Australian Story (United States of America) , Kenguru (Finland) , La ley del látigo (Mexico) , Land Down Under (United States of America) , La ley del látigo (Spain) , Känguruh , Gesetz der Peitsche , Loven og pisken (Denmark) , The Land Down Under (United States of America) , Kangaroo (United Kingdom)
Plot: During early 20th century Australia a young broke man is trying to find money to allow him to return home.The young Richard Connor checks into a Sydney boarding house where he's mistaken for a drunk rancher's long-lost son.The same night Richard attempts to rob a stranger,John Gamble,but when he finds out that the stranger too is broke they decide together to rob a local gambling house.During the robbery the owner is shot and the robbers take off with the loot.Just by chance,they meet the drunk rancher again.The rancher insists the young Richard is his lost son.When Richard and his robber partner discover that the drunk rancher has an extensive property they decide to play along with the long-lost son scenario and claim the eventual inheritance.However,the rancher's daughter,Dell,becomes an unforeseen obstacle to their plans.
IMDB:tt0044788