| The Phantom Stockman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Robinson |
| Produced by | George Heath Chips Rafferty |
| Written by | Lee Robinson |
| Starring | Victoria Shaw Chips Rafferty Max Osbiston Guy Doleman |
| Cinematography | George Heath |
| Editing by | Gus Lowry |
| Studio | Platypus Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal |
| Release date(s) | June 1953 |
| Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₤10,000[1] |
| Box office | ₤23,000 (outside Australia)[2] |
The Phantom Stockman is a 1953 Australian western film written and directed by Lee Robinson and starring Chips Rafferty, Victoria Shaw, Max Osbiston and Guy Doleman.[3]
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A young heiress to a cattle station, Kim Marsden (Jeanette Elphick), becomes convinced her father was murdered. She sends for a bushman called the Sundowner (Chips Rafferty) and his aboriginal offsider, Dancer (Henry Murdoch). They discover that the person behind the murder is Kim's neighbor, Stapleton (Guy Doleman), who is in league with some cattle rustlers. The rustlers kidnapp Sundowner but he uses telepathy to get Dancer to come to his rescue.
The film was originally known as The Tribesman. It was shot around Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. In the United States it was released as Return of the Plainsman whilst the working title was The Sundowner.[4] It follows the adventures of a man trying to track down cattle rustlers in the Australian outback.[5]
The painter Albert Namatjira appeared as himself in the film. Lee Robinson had previously made a documentary about Namitjira called Namatjira the Painter.