Botany Bay (1952)
SAVAGE as the Great Continent They Invaded!
Genre : Adventure, Action, Romance
Runtime : 1H 33M
Director : John Farrow
Writer : Jonathan Latimer
Synopsis
Based on the story of Australia's colonization, this atmospheric drama stars Alan Ladd as Hugh Tallant, an American medical student falsely convicted of robbery and sent on a torturous voyage with other prisoners to the penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.
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