The Kangaroo Kid
ONE JUMP AHEAD OF THE BUSHRANGERS...TWO JUMPS AHEAD OF THE LAW
1950 · 1h 12m · APPROVED
Adventure, Drama, Western
Directed by
Lesley Selander
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.
Director and cast
- Lesley Selander Director
- Jock Mahoney as Tex Kinnane
- Veda Ann Borg as Stella Grey
- Martha Hyer as Mary Corbett
- Douglass Dumbrille as Vincent Moller
- Guy Doleman as Sergeant Jim Penrose
- Alec Kellaway as Baldy Muldoon
- Grant Taylor as Phil Romero
- Alan Gifford as Steve Corbett
- Hayde Seldon as Ma Muldoon
- Frank Ransome as Robey
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