The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid

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The Kangaroo Kid

"ONE JUMP AHEAD OF THE BUSHRANGERS...TWO JUMPS AHEAD OF THE LAW"

1950

1h 12m

7.5(2 votes)

Western

Adventure

Drama

Overview

A 19th-century San Francisco detective named Tex Kinnane is sent "Down Under" to nab shyster lawyer Vincent Moller. Several comparisons are made between the American Wild West and the equally treacherous Australian outback.

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Production Companies

Ealing Studios

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jock Mahoney

Jock Mahoney

Tex Kinnane

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Stella Grey

Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer

Mary Corbett

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Vincent Moller

Guy Doleman

Guy Doleman

Sergeant Jim Penrose

Alec Kellaway

Baldy Muldoon

Grant Taylor

Grant Taylor

Phil Romero

Alan Gifford

Alan Gifford

Steve Corbett

Hayde Seldon

Ma Muldoon

Frank Ransome

Robey

Creative team

Directed by: Lesley Selander
Written by: Sherman L. Lowe
Anthony Scott Veitch
Produced by: Howard C. Brown
T.O. McCreadie

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