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SAVAGE as the Great Continent They Invaded!
6.6 / 10 IMDb December 26, 1952 1h 33m
Based on the story of the start of Australia's colonisation. An American medical student is falsely convicted of robbery, with his sentence involving the torturous voyage with other prisoners to the new penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.
Director
Runtime
1h 33m
Release Date
December 26, 1952
Genre
Adventure, Romance, Action
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Alan Ladd
as Hugh Tallant
James Mason
as Capt. Paul Gilbert
Patricia Medina
as Sally Munroe
Cedric Hardwicke
as Gov. Phillip
Murray Matheson
as Rev. Mortimer Thynne
Anita Sharp-Bolster
as Moll Cudlip (as Anita Bolster)
Jonathan Harris
as Tom Oakly
Hugh Pryse
as Ned Inching
Dorothy Patten
as Mrs. Nellie Garth
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John Hardy
as Nat Garth
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Malcolm Lee Beggs
as Nick Sabb
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Alec Harford
as Brig-keeper Jenkins
Noel Drayton
as Second Mate Spencer
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Brandon Toomey
as Guard (as Brendan Toomey)
Ben Wright
as Deck Officer Green
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Patrick Whyte
as Guard
Production Companies
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