Orphan of the Wilderness

Orphan of the Wilderness is a 1936 Australian feature film from director Ken G. Hall about the adventures of a boxing kangaroo. It starred Brian Abbot who disappeared at sea not long after filming completed.

McGee trains Chut as a boxing kangaroo and becomes famous around Australia. Neither Margot or Tom are aware that Shorty whips the kangaroo prior to bouts. One day Chut fights back against McGree and takes off into the bush, pursued by men with rifles and dogs. Tom and his station hands eventually ride to the rescue and Tom beats up McGee.When Ken Hall returned from Hollywood in 1935, he announced that his first three films would be Thoroughbred, Big Timber and Robbery Under Arms. Stuart F. Doyle wanted Hall to make a 50minute short to support Thoroughbred similar to the way Cinesound Varieties was used to support The Silence of Dean Maitland 1934. Hall says Edmond Seward discovered the story in Cosmopolitan magazine and was attracted to its originality and setting. ........

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