Botany Bay (1952)
Based on the story of the start of Australia's colonisation. An American medical student is falsely convicted of robbery, with his sentence involving the torturous voyage with other prisoners to the new penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.
Director:
John Farrow
Writer:
Jonathan Latimer
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Alan Ladd as Hugh Tallant |
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James Mason as Capt. Paul Gilbert |
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Patricia Medina as Sally Munroe |
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Cedric Hardwicke as Gov. Phillip |
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Murray Matheson as Rev. Mortimer Thynne |
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Anita Sharp-Bolster as Moll Cudlip (as Anita Bolster) |
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Jonathan Harris as Tom Oakly |
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Hugh Pryse as Ned Inching |
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Dorothy Patten as Mrs. Nellie Garth |
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John Hardy as Nat Garth |
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Malcolm Lee Beggs as Nick Sabb |
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Alec Harford as Brig-keeper Jenkins |
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Noel Drayton as Second Mate Spencer |
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Brandon Toomey as Guard (as Brendan Toomey) |
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Ben Wright as Deck Officer Green |
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Patrick Whyte as Guard |
| Writing | James Norman Hall | Novel |
| Writing | Jonathan Latimer | Screenplay |
| Directing | John Farrow | Director |
| Writing | Charles Nordhoff | Novel |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joseph Sistrom | Producer |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Wood | Costume Design |
| Art | Ross Dowd | Set Decoration |
| Art | J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Sound | Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Alma Macrorie | Editor |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
