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The Man from Down Under(1943)
Status: Released
Date: 1943-08-04
77%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
THRILLS! FUN! ACTION!
Overview:
An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Man from Down Under
Top 10 Billed Cast
Charles Laughton
Jocko Wilson
Binnie Barnes
Aggie Dawlins
Richard Carlson
Nipper Wilson
Donna Reed
Mary Wilson
Clyde Cook
Ginger Gaffney
Stephen McNally
Dusty Rhodes
Arthur Shields
Father Polycarp
Hobart Cavanaugh
Boots
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