Shadow Of The Boomerang

Dick Ross | Australia 1960 | 95 min

Shadow Of The Boomerang is the story of an American brother and sister, Bob and Kathy Prince, who move to Australia to manage a cattle station owned by their father. Bob has a racist attitude and always has a negative word to add. Kathy on the other hand is a sincere and lovable character providing a reasonable balance.

After hearing a message by evangelist Billy Graham on the radio though, Bod has a change of heart and learns to accept the Aboriginal people.

Shadow Of The Boomerang incorporates the Christian message into cinema. Seeing a person turn and make an active decision to follow Jesus is not a frequent characteristic in most films. Many films have explored the issues of spirituality, religion and God, yet Shadow of the Boomerang makes it clear that this is Jesus who is the focus, not an ambiguous 'spiritual meaning.'

I oughtta pound that black face of yours to a pulp. Then you can keep it outta places where it don't belong. That's what I said, where it don't belong. Get it? Oh, you Abo's are just itching to be like the rest of us. —'Bob' in Shadow Of The Boomerang

Cast	Georgia Lee Dick Jones Jimmy Little Marcia Hathaway Ken Fraser Keith Buckley Vaughan Tracey Hugh Sanders Maurice Manson Orville Sherman Billy Graham Kathy Prince Bob Prince Johnny Penny Hastings Stockman Stockman Dr. Cornell R. J. Prince Warren Slim Himself
Release dates	9 October 1960 (World premiere, New York) 15 October 1960 (Los Angeles) October 1959 (Cinesound Studios, Sydney, Australia) 17 August 1961 (Australia; other source)
Video/DVD Release Date	not available
Awards	not available
Rating	not rated
Language level	not available
Distributor	not available
Soundtrack	Ralph Carmichael, Hal Saunders, Ken Taylor
Genre	Adventure, Drama
Notes	Shadow Of The Boomerang was filmed in Sydney, NSW. Jimmy Little made his acting debut in this feature. He's also a well-known singer with his own foundation. Shadow of the Boomerang was made by World Wide Pictures, part of the Billy Graham organisation. The film has been decribed as a 'Christian Western' designed to highlight the work of the Billy Graham crusade. The film became Marcia Hathaway's first and only movie because she was killed by a shark on January 29, 1963 in Sydney.
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