"It was DEATH for him to look on this Girl!" 05 May 1955 Adventure, Drama 101 mins
An aboriginal girl is brought up by a white family that adopts her. As a young woman, she is mysteriously drawn to go "Walkabout" as people of her tribe have for hundreds of years.
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Rosalie Kunoth-Monks as Jedda
Robert Tudawali as Marbuck
Betty Suttor as Sarah McMann
Paul Reynall as Joe
George Simpson-Lyttle as Douglas McMann
Margaret Dingle as Little Jedda
Willie Farrar as Little Joe
Charles Chauvel Producer
Charles Chauvel Director
Charles Chauvel Writer
Jack Gardiner Editor
Elsa Chauvel Writer
Pam Bosworth Editor
Alex Ezard Editor
Jedda the Uncivilized Trailer
Australia 05 May 1955
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04 July 1955
Woody Woodpecker is running a babysitting service and is offered $50 by a couple if he will look after their baby.
01 January 1955
Big screen spin off from the BBC TV series The Grove Family, ostensibly the first British soap opera.
23 October 1955
This suspense film revolves around the crime of child abduction. The parents of the missing child undertake a feverish search for their son.
16 September 1955
A story about the passengers of the inland waterway Heinävesi. Salli, the daughter of the captain, dreams of an acting career and joins a performance by a theater company traveling on a ship.
13 November 1955
Manickam is wanted by the army of East India Company. He is absconding and takes refuge in the house of Maheswari.
13 March 1955
A witch's broom breaks right outside of the broom factory where Woody just happens to be working. Unfortunately for her she doesn't have the 50 cents needed to purchase a new handle.
15 December 1955
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20 December 1955
Since the capable landlady Maria bears a striking resemblance to the ruler of a miniature state, she is tasked with playing the role of princess during her absence.
01 January 1955
Alexander Calder created and performed one of the most important and beloved works, his miniature circus (1926-1931).
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1955 Charles Chauvel Productions.