The Phantom Stockman
Encyclopedia
The Phantom Stockman is a 1953 Australian western film written and directed by Lee Robinson and starring Chips Rafferty
, Victoria Shaw, Max Osbiston and Guy Doleman
.
of Australia
. In the United States it was released as Return of the Plainsman whilst the working title
was The Sundowner. It follows the adventures of a man trying to track down cattle rustlers in the Australian outback.
The painter Albert Namitjira appeared as himself in the film. Lee Robinson had previously made a documentary about Namitjira called Namitjira the Painter.
Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty MBE was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American...
, Victoria Shaw, Max Osbiston and Guy Doleman
Guy Doleman
Guy Doleman was a New Zealand actor.He is perhaps best known for his role as "Count Lippe" in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, and as "Colonel Ross" in the three film adaptations of Len Deighton's "Harry Palmer" novels, starring Michael Caine, in the 1960s...
.
Synopsis
A young heiress to a cattle station, Kim Marsden, becomes convinced her father was murdered. She sends for a bushman called the Sundowner and his aboriginal offsider. They discover that the person behind the murder is Kim's neighbor, Stapleton.Production
The film was shot around Alice Springs in the Northern TerritoryNorthern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. In the United States it was released as Return of the Plainsman whilst the working title
Working title
A working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, novel, video game, or music album.-Purpose:...
was The Sundowner. It follows the adventures of a man trying to track down cattle rustlers in the Australian outback.
The painter Albert Namitjira appeared as himself in the film. Lee Robinson had previously made a documentary about Namitjira called Namitjira the Painter.
Cast
- Chips RaffertyChips RaffertyChips Rafferty MBE was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American...
as The Sundowner - Victoria Shaw as Kim Marsden
- Max Osbiston as McLeod
- Guy DolemanGuy DolemanGuy Doleman was a New Zealand actor.He is perhaps best known for his role as "Count Lippe" in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, and as "Colonel Ross" in the three film adaptations of Len Deighton's "Harry Palmer" novels, starring Michael Caine, in the 1960s...
as Stapleton - Henry Murdock as Dancer
- Bob Darken as Roxey
- Joe Scully as the Moth
- Albert Namitjira as himself
External links
- The Phantom Stockman at the National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...