Movie
The Sundowners
Released: December 8, 1960 (1960)
Runtime: 133 minutes
Genres: Drama, Adventure
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Wylie Watson as Herb Johnson
Age at release: 71
- Chips Rafferty as Quinlan
Age at release: 51
- Robert Mitchum as Paddy Carmody
Age at release: 43
- Deborah Kerr as Ida Carmody
Age at release: 39
- Peter Ustinov as Rupert Venneker
Age at release: 39
- Glynis Johns as Mrs. Firth
Age at release: 37
- Dina Merrill as Jean Halstead
Age at release: 36
- Lola Brooks as Liz Brown
Age at release: 27
- John Meillon as Bluey Brown
Age at release: 26
- Michael Anderson Jr. as Sean Carmody
Age at release: 17
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- Mervyn Johns as Jack Patchogue
Age at release: 61
- Molly Urquhart as Mrs. Bateman
Age at release: 54
- Colin Tapley as Palmer (uncredited)
Age at release: 53
- John Fegan as Man (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Gerry Duggan as Shearer
Age at release: 50
- Max Osbiston as Farm Couple
Age at release: 46
- Lloyd Lamble as Mr. Bateman (uncredited)
Age at release: 46
- Ewen Solon as Halstead
Age at release: 43
- Alister Williamson as Shearer (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Leonard Teale as Shearer
Age at release: 38
- Ray Barrett as Man at Pub / Two-Up Game (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
- Ronald Fraser as Ocker
Age at release: 30
- Bryan Pringle as PC Thomas (uncredited)
Age at release: 25
- Peter Carver as Shearer
Age at release: Unknown
- Dick Bentley as Shearer
Age at release: Unknown
- Mercia Barden as Farm Couple
Age at release: Unknown
- Jack Cunningham as Paddy's Drinking Companion (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown