Stingaree (1934)

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Genre

Western film, romance film, bushranging film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A notorious bushranger in Australia hides his identity and romances a young woman. The story follows their relationship amid his life of crime.

old-fashionedmelodramaticbreezyromanticadventurouslightdated

What happens

Stingaree is an American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by William A. Wellman released by RKO Radio Pictures in 1934. The film was based on a 1905 novel by Ernest William Hornung. Set in Australia, it stars Irene Dunne as Hilda Bouverie and Richard Dix as Stingaree. Hollywood had previously filmed the Hornung story as serials in 1915 and 1917, starring True Boardman. Producer David Lewis wrote, "Bill Wellman has been quoted as saying that Stingaree was the worst movie he was ever associated with, and I’m sure it was. I can’t say it was the worst movie I ever made, but it was among the worst." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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