The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under

🎞️ Movie 103 min US
โ˜… 6.0 /10 1943

THRILLS! FUN! ACTION!

A crusty old Sargent of the Queen's Australian army in World War I befriends a small orphaned boy and his tiny sister on the night he is to go back to Australia. The Sargent emotionally decides to take them with him. He raises the boy and sends the girl to a prominent girls school. As adults, the boy becomes the national boxing champion of Australia and the girl is a polished and beautiful young woman. As it is mentioned at the beginning of the movie, the boy has become orphaned, and the girl was a ward of the family, without either child's knowledge. This is a lovely film. However, the growing love between the boy and girl are a bit unbelievable beyond sibling love, but yes, it goes there. Afraid, they separate. This is an innocently presented movie about the old guy, his care and affection for the children even through adulthood, his desire to make them happy and safe, and the 'miracle' that the kids are not siblings after all, since they are in love.

Cast

Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Jocko Wilson
Binnie Barnes
Binnie Barnes
Aggie Dawlins
Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson
'Nipper' Wilson
Donna Reed
Donna Reed
Mary Wilson
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Christopher Severn
'Nipper' as a Child
Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook
Ginger Gaffney
Stephen McNally
Stephen McNally
'Dusty' Rhodes
Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields
Father Polycarp
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Evelyn Falke
Mary as a Child
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
Boots
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David Snell
Composer
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Sidney Wagner
Cinematographer