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Heritage (1935)

Heritage (1935)

Drama Romance Adventure
Release Date: 1935, April 13
Directors: Charles Chauvel
Countries: Australia
Production: Expeditionary Films
Cast: Franklyn Bennett, Joe Valli, Harold Meade, Margot Rhys, Peggy Maguire, Norman French, Leonard Stephens, Austin Milroy, Victor Fitzherbert, Godfrey Cass

Overview:

In colonial Australia, James Morrison is a young teamster who has two friends, Long and Short. He is betrothed to Jane Judd when he visits Sydney and meets fiery Irish girl Biddy O'Shea, who is just off the "wife ship" – a boatload of women from an Irish orphanage bought out to Australia. James is attracted to Biddy and promises to marry her. James returns to Bathurst to break the news to Jane, but his mother dies and makes James promise to marry her daughter. He feels obliged to honour his old commitment to Jane.