The Shiralee

The Shiralee

99 mins | Drama | July 11, 1957

An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.

The Shiralee

99 mins | Drama | July 11, 1957

The Shiralee
An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Ealing Studios
Original title The Shiralee
Directors Leslie Norman
Writers D'Arcy Niland, Neil Paterson, Leslie Norman

Cast

Peter Finch

as Macauley

Dana Wilson

as Buster

George Rose

as Donny

Rosemary Harris

as Lily Parker

Russell Napier

as Parker

Niall MacGinnis

as Beauty Kelly

Tessie O'Shea

as Bella

Sid James

as Luke

Charles Tingwell

as Jim Muldoon

Reg Lye

as Desmond

Barbara Archer

as Shop Girl

Alec Mango

as Papadoulos

John Phillips

as Doctor

Bruce Beeby

as Macauley's Solicitor

Lloyd Berrell

as Slipery

John Cazabon

as Charlie the Butcher

Mark Daly

as Sam

Ed Devereaux

as Christy

Bettina Dickson

as Nurse

Guy Doleman

as Son O'Neill

Fred Goddard

as O'Hara's Assistant

Clifford Hunter

as Stan

Frank Leighton

as Fred

Betty McDowall

as Girl at Parkers

Henry Murdoch

as Sam

Frank Raynor

as Store Keeper

Lou Vernon

as Goon

David Williams

as Goon

Chin Yu

as Half-Caste Girl

Liz Fraser

as Chambermaid (uncredited)

Bill Kerr

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Nigel Lovell

as O'Hara

Bill Hunter

as Extra (uncredited)