''Shadow of the Boomerang'' is a 1960 Australian

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directed by

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and written by

and John Ford. It was a 'Christian Western' about a cattle station manager who learns to overcome his prejudice against aboriginals.

Plot

An American brother and sister, Bob and Kathy Prince, have come to Australia to manage a cattle station owned by their father Bob. Bob is prejudiced against aboriginals. He refuses to let stockman Johnny attend Billy Graham's 1959 crusade of Australia. However Johnny is fatally gored to death after saving Bob from being attacked by a boar. Bob overcomes his prejudice.

Cast

* Georgia Lee – Kathy Prince *

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– Bob Prince * Jimmy Little – Johnny *

Marcia Hathaway Marcia Hathaway (19301963) was an Australian actress. Hathaway worked extensively in theatre and on Sydney radio. She died after being attacked by a Bull shark in shallow water at Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney, on January 28, 1963. Sele ...

– Penny * Ken Frazer as stockman *Keith Buckley as stockman * Vaughan Tracey – Dr Cornell *

Billy Graham William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christi ...

– Himself *Hugh Sanders *Maurice Manson *Orville Sherman *Vicky Simms

Production

The film was inspired by Billy Graham's 1959 crusade and was made by World Wide Pictures, the film arm of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. In October 1959, the American director, Dick Ross, and stars, arrived in Sydney. Ross co-wrote the script with Australian author John Ford. Filming started in November and mostly took place near Camden. The movie was made with funds raised during the crusade and took 25 days to shoot. The film starred Marcia Hathaway, who was killed by a shark in 1963. She had become a born again Christian during

's visit to Australia in 1959. She is the last person to date to be killed by a shark in Sydney Harbour. Aboriginal singer Jimmy Little made his film debut in this movie.

References

External links

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