Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
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.
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Cast
Joan Bruce
as The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
Born Joan Thompson, she was an English-Australian actress born in Surrey, England to George and Olive Thompson. She took the stage surname of Bruce after her maternal grandmother.
She trained at the...
Spike Milligan
as Mr. Platypus (voice)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. Milliga...
June Salter
as Mrs. Platypus (voice)
June Marie Salter (22 June 1932 – 15 September 2001) was an Australian actress and author prominent in theatre and television. She is best known for her character role, in particular as schoolteacher...
Ross Higgins
as Willie Wagtail (voice)
Ross Higgins (14 June 1931 – 7 October 2016) was an Australian vaudevillian, character actor, television host, comedian, singer and voice actor.
Higgins was best known for his role as Ted Bullpitt in...
Ron Haddrick
as Father (voice)
Lola Brooks
as (voice)
Director
Yoram Gross
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