The Shiralee (1957)

The Shiralee (1957)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1957-07-11 United Kingdom 99 Min. PG-13
5.1 14 votes
Drama

Overview

An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.

Cast

Peter Finch is Macauley
Macauley
Dana Wilson is Buster
Buster
George Rose is Donny
Donny
Rosemary Harris is Lily Parker
Lily Parker
Niall MacGinnis is Beauty Kelly
Beauty Kelly
Sid James is Luke
Luke
Charles Tingwell is Jim Muldoon
Jim Muldoon
Reg Lye is Desmond
Desmond
Barbara Archer is Shop Girl
Shop Girl
Alec Mango is Papadoulos
Papadoulos
John Phillips is Doctor
Doctor
Bruce Beeby is Macauley's Solicitor
Macauley's Solicitor
Lloyd Berrell is Slipery
Slipery
John Cazabon is Charlie the Butcher
Charlie the Butcher
Mark Daly is Sam
Sam
Ed Devereaux is Christy
Christy
Guy Doleman is Son O'Neill
Son O'Neill
Fred Goddard is O'Hara's Assistant
O'Hara's Assistant
Betty McDowall is Girl at Parkers
Girl at Parkers
Frank Raynor is Store Keeper
Store Keeper
Lou Vernon is Goon
Goon
Chin Yu is Half-Caste Girl
Half-Caste Girl
Liz Fraser is Chambermaid (uncredited)
Chambermaid (uncredited)
Bill Kerr is Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Nigel Lovell is O'Hara
O'Hara
Bill Hunter is Extra (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)