Movie Drama
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.
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Peter Finch Dana Wilson Elizabeth Sellars George Rose Rosemary Harris Russell Napier Niall MacGinnis Tessie O'Shea Sid James Charles Tingwell Reg Lye Barbara Archer Alec Mango John Phillips Bruce Beeby Lloyd Berrell John Cazabon Mark Daly Ed Devereaux Bettina Dickson Guy Doleman Gordon Glenwright Fred Goddard Clifford Hunter Frank Leighton Betty McDowall Henry Murdoch Frank Raynor Lou Vernon David Williams Chin Yu Liz Fraser Bill Kerr Nigel Lovell Bill Hunter
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