Shadow of the Boomerang is a 1960 Australian

Cinema of Australia

Cinema of Australia, more commonly referred to as the Australian film industry, refers to the system of production, distribution, and exhibition of films in Australia. Film production commenced in Australia in 1906 with the production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, the earliest feature film made...

 drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed and written by Dick Ross. It was a 'Christian Western' about a cattle station manager who learns to overcome his prejudice against aboriginals.

Trivia

The film starred Marcia Hathaway, who was killed by a shark in 1963. She had become a born again Christian during Billy Graham

Billy Graham

William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...

's visit to Australia in 1959.She is the last person to date to be killed by a shark in Sydney harbour.

Cast

• Georgia Lee
  Georgia Lee
  Georgia Lee is an independent film director. Her work includes the 2006 film Red Doors.- Personal life :Lee was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to immigrants from Taiwan. She was raised primarily in Waterford, CT in the house that is featured in her film Red Doors. She received an A.B. in...
  
   - Kathy Prince
• Dickie Jones - Bob Prince
• Jimmy Little
  Jimmy Little
  Jimmy Little AO , is an Australian Aboriginal musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career has spanned six decades. For many years he was the only Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene...
  
   - Johnny
• Marcia Hathaway - Penny
• Vaughan Tracey - Dr Cornell'
• Billy Graham
  Billy Graham
  William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...
  
   - Himself

External links

• Shadow of the Boomerang at Creative Spirits
• Shadow of the Boomerang at TCMDB