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An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she's befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl's home. Aiding the pair are musically gifted koalas, platypuses, and kookaburras in this film based on Ethel Pedley's 1899 children's book, with animated humans and animals superimposed upon a live-action background.
Keywords
australian outback
kangaroo
live action and animation
australian folklore
Casts
Barbara Frawley
Dot (voice)
Joan Bruce
The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
Spike Milligan
Mr. Platypus (voice)
June Salter
Mrs. Platypus (voice)
Ross Higgins
Willie Wagtail (voice)
Ron Haddrick
Father (voice)
Richard Meikle
Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
Lola Brooks
(voice)
Peter Gwynne
(voice)
George Assang
(voice)
Kerrie Biddell
(voice)
John Derum
(voice)
Kevin Golsby
(voice)
Nola Lester
(voice)
Sue Walker
(voice)
Noel Brophy
(voice)
Anne Haddy
(voice)
Robina Beard
(voice)
Crews
Yoram Gross
Director
Yoram Gross
Screenplay
John Palmer
Screenplay
Ethel Pedley
Book
Sandra Gross
Associate Producer
Yoram Gross
Producer
Bob Young
Original Music Composer
Rod Hay
Editor
Klaus Jaritz
Editor
Richard Meikle
Casting
Rod Hay
Post Production Supervisor
Olga Zahorsky
Production Manager
Laurie Sharpe
Storyboard Artist
Bob Young
Music Arranger
Susan Beak
Animation
Cam Ford
Animation
Peter Gardiner
Animation
Rowl Greenhalg
Animation
Athol Henry
Animation
Greg Ingram
Animation
Richard Jones
Animation
Wallace Logue
Animation
Peter Luschwitz
Animation
Vivien Ray
Animation
Laurie Sharpe
Animation
Margaret Cardin
Negative Cutter
Bob Young
Songs
John Palmer
Lyricist
Ryszard Słapczyński
Animation
Angie Prindle
Animation
Backdrops & Posters
