Story :In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.
Cast
Deborah KerrIda Carmody
Robert MitchumPaddy Carmody
Peter UstinovRupert Venneker
Glynis JohnsMrs. Firth
Dina MerrillJean Halstead
Chips RaffertyQuinlan
Michael Anderson Jr.Sean Carmody
Lola BrooksLiz Brown
Wylie WatsonHerb Johnson
John MeillonBluey Brown
Ronald FraserOcker
Gerry DugganShearer
Leonard TealeShearer
Peter CarverShearer
Dick BentleyShearer
Mervyn JohnsJack Patchogue
Molly UrquhartMrs. Bateman
Ewen SolonHalstead
Max OsbistonFarm Couple
Mercia BardenFarm Couple
Ray BarrettMan at Pub / Two-Up Game (uncredited)
Jack CunninghamPaddy's Drinking Companion (uncredited)