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 |
| Directing | John Farrow | Director |
| Writing | Jonathan Latimer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles Nordhoff | Novel |
| Writing | James Norman Hall | Novel |
| Production | Joseph Sistrom | Producer |
| Sound | Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alma Macrorie | Editor |
| Art | J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ross Dowd | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Wood | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
