The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid (1950)

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.

Data lansării
1950-10-22
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Durată
1 h 12 min
Genuri
Western, Aventuri, Dramă
Regizor
Lesley Selander

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The Kangaroo Kid is a 1950 Australian-American Western film directed by Lesley Selander.

Production

The McCreadie brothers had made two films and for their third decided on a co-production with Hollywood. It was intended to be the first of a series of co-productions and was budgeted at US$200,000 Producer Howard Brown had extensive experience making movies on location.

The film was based on a story by Australian writer, Tony Scott Veitch, but rewritten by an American screenwriter. John English was originally announced as director, but was later replaced by Lesley Selander. At one stage Richard Denning and Adele Jergens were announced for the leads.

Selander arrived in February 1950 and filming began the following month. Location shooting was done in Sofala and interior work at Commonwealth Film Laboratories in Sydney. There was an American director, cinematographer and four imported actors: Jock Mahoney, Veda Ann Borg, Martha Hyer and Douglas Dumbrille. Douglas Dumbrille had previously appeared in another Australian-set Western, Captain Fury (1939).

Filming took six weeks and Selander returned to the United States in May.

Selander later said "the facilities there were rather primitive by Hollywood standards but we had fun, loved the people and got a kick out of the whole thing. Jock is without a doubt the best athlete I've ever seen, smooth and sleek as a cougar."

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