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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
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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.
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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.
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and John Ford. It is a 'Christian Western' about a cattle station manager who learns to overcome his prejudice against
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The film starred Marcia Hathaway, who was killed by a shark in 1963. She had become a born again Christian during
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saving Bob from being attacked by a boar. Bob overcomes his prejudice.
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This article related to an Australian film of the 1960s is a
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Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production
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Vagg, Stephen (24 July 2019). "50 Meat Pie Westerns".
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Index

Dick Ross
Dick Ross
Dickie Jones
Jimmy Little
MGM
drama film
Dick Ross
Dick Ross
aboriginals
Dickie Jones
Jimmy Little
Marcia Hathaway
stockman
Keith Buckley
Billy Graham
Hugh Sanders
Maurice Manson
Billy Graham
Sydney Harbour
Jimmy Little


"ANOTHER FIND BY COL JOYE"
The Australian Women's Weekly
"A film of the Graham Crusade"
The Australian Women's Weekly
"Death in Middle Harbour"
The Sydney Morning Herald
"'Don't worry about me, dear. God will look after me'"
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