The Man from Down Under
THRILLS! FUN! ACTION!
1943 | 103m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Robert Z. Leonard |
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| Writer: | Tom Seller, Wells Root, Bogart Rogers, Mark Kelly |
| Staring: |
| An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 04, 1943 |
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| Director: | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Writer: | Tom Seller, Wells Root, Bogart Rogers, Mark Kelly |
| Genres: | Action, War |
| Keywords | allies |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Laughton | Jocko Wilson |
| Binnie Barnes | Aggie Dawlins |
| Richard Carlson | Nipper Wilson |
| Donna Reed | Mary Wilson |
| Christopher Severn | Nipper Wilson (child) |
| Clyde Cook | Ginger Gaffney |
| Stephen McNally | Dusty Rhodes |
| Arthur Shields | Father Polycarp |
| Evelyn Falke | Mary, as a child |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Boots |
| André Charlot | Father Antoine |
| Peter Lawford | Mr. Jones |
| Luis Alberni | Dino Piza |
| Eily Malyon | Sarah |
| Ian Wolfe | Soldier |
| Freddie Steele | Terry McGroth - Boxer (uncredited) |
| Philip Ahn | English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited) |
| Richard Ainley | Military Doctor (uncredited) |
| Luis Alberni | Dino Piza (uncredited) |
| Eric Alden | Newsman (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Aubrey | Tipsy Anzac Soldier (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Z. Leonard | Director |
| Tom Seller | Screenplay |
| Wells Root | Screenplay |
| Bogart Rogers | Original Story |
| Mark Kelly | Original Story |
| Sidney Wagner | Director of Photography |
| Lon Jones | Technical Advisor |
| George White | Editor |
| Gile Steele | Costume Design |
| Glen Barner | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Earl K. Brent | Music |
| Stephen Goosson | Assistant Art Director |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| David Snell | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Orville O. Dull | Producer |
| Robert Z. Leonard | Producer |
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