A human smuggling racket off the Australian coast prompts the authorities to request a pearl diver’s help in the investigation. Read More »
Tag Archives: Chips Rafferty
Wake in Fright (1971) Ted Kotcheff, Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty
John Grant, a teacher working in the remote Australian town of Tiboonda, is under a financial bond with his Government job. Read More »
Bush Christmas (1947) Ralph Smart, Chips Rafferty, John Fernside, Stan Tolhurst
In a small town in Australia, five children riding their horses from school take Read More »
They’re a Weird Mob (1966) Michael Powell, Walter Chiari, Claire Dunne, Chips Rafferty
Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant who arrived in Australia with the promise of a job as a journalist Read More »
Bitter Springs (1950) Ralph Smart, Tommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson
Wally King, with his family and stockmen, drive livestock over hundreds of kilometres of dry country Read More »
The Overlanders (1946) Harry Watt, Chips Rafferty, John Nugent Hayward, Daphne Campbell, Adventure, Western
It Is the Beginning of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are becoming close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a “scorched earth” policy. Read More »
Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) Anthony Kimmins, Sybil Thorndike, Chips Rafferty, Keith Calvert, Comedy, Drama
Set in the outback where a local policeman tries to help a rambunctious scamp settle down by promising the lad a new gun if he can stay out of mischief and treat other people with respect. Read More »
Eureka Stockade / Massacre Hill (1949) Harry Watt, Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Drama, History
In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government. Read More »