Bush Christmas 1947  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Ralph Smart
Cast: Chips Rafferty, John Fernside, Stan Tolhurst, Pat Penny, Thelma Grigg, Clyde Combo, John McCallum, Helen Grieve, Nicky Yardley, Morris Unicomb
In an effort to save their ranch, children traverse the Australian bush during their Christmas vacation in pursuit of thieves who have stolen their father's horses.
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The Desert Rats 1953  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Richard Burton, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, James Mason, Chips Rafferty, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Ben Wright, John O'Malley, John Alderson
Field Marshal Rommel (James Mason) led his "unstoppable" armored tank battalion across North Africa during World War II. This is the story about one successful resistance effort by Australian troops led by British Captain Mac Roberts (Richard Burton).
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Double Trouble 1967  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Annette Day, John Williams, Yvonne Romain, Chips Rafferty, Michael Murphy, Norman Rossington, Monte Landis, Leon Askin, John Alderson, Stanley Adams, Helene Winston
Singer Guy Lambert (Elvis Presley) is touring Europe when he runs into trouble on two fronts: jewel thieves who hide diamonds in his luggage AND a rich teenager (Annette Day) who falls in love with him.
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Mutiny on the Bounty 1962 N/R, 179 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn, Percy Herbert, Noel Purcell, Gordon Jackson, Duncan Lamont, Chips Rafferty, Tarita, Ashley Cowan, Eddie Byrne, Tim Seely, Frank Silvera
This second filming of "Mutiny on the Bounty" stars Trevor Howard as the overly strict and cruel Captain Bligh who sails the H.M.S. Bounty from Portsmouth England to the South Pacific where the crew enjoys the paradise of Tahiti. The rest of the trip proves to be anything but a paradise when First Mate Fletcher Christian (Marlon Brando) leads the Bounty crew in mutiny. Excellent scenery and music. Seven Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Picture.
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The Sundowners 1960  N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Michael Anderson Jr., Dina Merrill, Chips Rafferty, Lola Brooks, John Meillon, Wylie Watson
Paddy Carmody (Robert Mitchum) and his wife Ida (Deborah Kerr), along with their son (Michael Anderson Jr.), are migrant sheep drovers in Australia. Ida dreams of settling down, but Paddy lives and plays too hard to adapt to the quiet life of home ownership. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actress (Kerr), Supporting Actress (Glynis Johns), Director, and Writing.
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The Wackiest Ship in the Army 1960 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Murphy
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully, Joby Baker, Warren Berlinger, Richard Anderson, Mike Kellin, Alvy Moore
Lieutenant Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon) commands a battered old SAILING ship during World War II that is assigned a mission that involves heading through Japanese-controlled waters.
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| 1. Bush Christmas (1947)
2. The Desert Rats (1953)
3. Double Trouble (1967)
4. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
5. The Sundowners (1960)
6. The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
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