Movie: The Kangaroo Kid

Top 10 Billed Cast

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
Alec Kellaway

Baldy Muldoon

Grant Taylor
Grant Taylor

Phil Romero

Alan Gifford
Alan Gifford

Steve Corbett

Hayde Seldon
Hayde Seldon

Ma Muldoon

Frank Ransome
Frank Ransome

Robey

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    1950-10-22

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

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

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  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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