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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Yoram Gross
Director, Screenplay, Producer
John Palmer
Screenplay, Lyricist
Ethel Pedley
Book
Rod Hay
Editor, Post Production Supervisor
Klaus Jaritz
Editor
Laurie Sharpe
Storyboard Artist, Animation
Sandra Gross
Associate Producer
Richard Meikle
Casting
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
Ryszard Słapczyński
Animation
Angie Prindle
Animation
Bob Young
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Songs
Margaret Cardin
Negative Cutter
Olga Zahorsky
Production Manager
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