Shadow of the Boomerang
Genres
Overview
An American brother and sister move to Australia to manage a cattle station, but the brother's racist attitude causes problems. After hearing a message by evangelist Billy Graham on the radio though, he has a change of heart and learns to accept the Aboriginal people.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1961-08-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Georgia Lee
Kathy Prince
Dickie Jones
Bob Prince
Jimmy Little
Johnny
Marcia Hathaway
Penny
Billy Graham
Self
Vaughn Tracey
Dr Cornell
Keith Buckley
Stockman
Ken Fraser
Stockman
Hugh Sanders
Orville Sherman
Maurice Manson
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