The Kangaroo Kid

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.

Cast

Jock Mahoney

as Tex Kinnane

Veda Ann Borg

as Stella Grey

Martha Hyer

as Mary Corbett

Douglass Dumbrille

as Vincent Moller

Guy Doleman

as Sergeant Jim Penrose

Alec Kellaway

as Baldy Muldoon

Grant Taylor

as Phil Romero

Alan Gifford

as Steve Corbett

Hayde Seldon

as Ma Muldoon

Frank Ransome

as Robey

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