Robbery Under Arms

Robbery Under Arms

The Outlaw Who Seared His Brand On the Land!

NR 1957 · 96 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama, Western

During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, infamous cattlethief Captain Starlight. Making their way to Melbourne with the proceeds of a recent raid, the brothers meet and romance the Morrison sisters, Kate and Jean, whom they eventually marry; but just as they are poised to start a new life in America, Captain Starlight and his gang arrive in town, planning a raid at the local bank.

Directed by Jack Lee · Written by Alexander Baron

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Peter Finch Captain Starlight
Ronald Lewis Dick Marston
Laurence Naismith Ben Marston
Maureen Swanson Kate Morrison Mullockson
David McCallum Jim Marston
Vincent Ball George Storefield
Jill Ireland Jean Morrison
Ursula Finlay Grace Storefield
Dudy Nimmo Eileen Marston
Jean Anderson Ma Marston
John Cadell Warrigal
Larry Taylor Burke

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