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The Overlanders

Movie 1946 TMDB 6.0/10 Released

It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent, from Wyndham in Western Australia through the Northern Territory outback of Australia to pastures north of Brisbane, Queensland.

The Overlanders is a movie first shown in 1946. Runtime is 91 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Western, Adventure. TMDB score 6.0/10 from 23 votes.

91mRuntime
23TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
The Overlanders
Release year
1946
Release date
September 27, 1946
Status
Released
Runtime
91 minutes
Genres
Western, Adventure
Production companies
Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Director
Harry Watt
TMDB rating
6.0/10 (23 votes)
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Official trailer

THE OVERLANDERS Trailer [1946]

Cast

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Dan McAlpine

J

John Nugent Hayward

Bill Parsons

D

Daphne Campbell

Mary Parsons

J

Jean Blue

Mrs. Parsons

H

Helen Grieve

Helen Parsons

J

John Fernside

Corky

P

Peter Pagan

Sailor

F

Frank Ransome

Charlie

S

Stan Tolhurst

Manager

M

Marshall Crosby

Minister

C

Clyde Combo

Aborigine Jacky

H

Henry Murdoch

Aborigine Nipper

Steve Dodd

Steve Dodd

Aborigine (uncredited)

John Fegan

John Fegan

Police Sergeant

Characters

  • Dan McAlpine voiced by Chips Rafferty
  • Bill Parsons voiced by John Nugent Hayward
  • Mary Parsons voiced by Daphne Campbell
  • Mrs. Parsons voiced by Jean Blue
  • Helen Parsons voiced by Helen Grieve
  • Corky voiced by John Fernside
  • Sailor voiced by Peter Pagan
  • Charlie voiced by Frank Ransome
  • Manager voiced by Stan Tolhurst
  • Minister voiced by Marshall Crosby
  • Aborigine Jacky voiced by Clyde Combo
  • Aborigine Nipper voiced by Henry Murdoch
  • Aborigine (uncredited) voiced by Steve Dodd
  • Police Sergeant voiced by John Fegan

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