Kitty and the Bagman ( Kitty & the Bagman )

Kitty and the Bagman (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Kitty & the Bagman
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Donald Crombie

Written By:
John Burnley
Philip Cornford

Actors:
Colette Mann ..... Doris de Salle
Liddy Clark ..... Kitty O'Rourke
David Bradshaw ..... O'Rourke
John Stanton ..... The Bagman
Val Lehman ..... Big Lil
Danny Adcock ..... Thomas
Terry Camilleri ..... Railway detective
Roger Carroll ..... Police Commissioner
Paul Chubb ..... Slugger
Barry Donnelly ..... Sergeant Pete
Reg Evans ..... Chicka
John Ewart ..... The train driver
Kylie Foster ..... Sarah Jones
Anthony Hawkins ..... Simon Mornington
Edward Hepple ..... Sam

Synopsis:

Capturing the dynamic colour and movement of 1920s Sydney a vibrant city of optimism bulging with a dark underbelly of crime Kitty And The Bagman cuts to the criminal chase in the great Aussie gangster tradition of Squizzy Taylor. When tough guy O'Rourke (David Bradshaw The Last Outlaw) is arrested for cutting up a lady-friend his wife Kitty (Liddy Clark Annie's Coming Out) sets out on a fateful journey taking ownership of the Top Hat night club raucous doorway to the criminal underworld. Aided along the way by her prostitute friend Doris (Colette Mann Prisoner) and an enigmatic crooked cop called The Bagman (John Stanton Beneath Hill 60) Kitty establishes a formidable reputation not only as a woman on the make but as a no-nonsense gangster ready to rival the notorious Big Lil Delaney (Val Lehman Prisoner) for a piece of the action and control of the unsettled streets. With camera work from Oscar winner Dean Semler Kitty And The Bagmanis a switchblade-sharp yarn from the award winning creators of Caddie and The Irishman.

Donald Crombie directed this frothy yarn taking place in Sydney, Australia during the 1920s. Liddy Clark stars as Kitty, an innocent young bride who becomes the owner of the raucous Top Hat nightclub with the assistance of a crooked cop. The story revolves around waterfront crime queens Kitty and Big Lil Delaney, and their attendant pimps, lovers, and "bagmen" (corrupt cops who are middlemen between the police and the crooks). The two adversaries engage in spirited dock side brawls, hair-pulling fights, street shoot-outs, and frenetic car chases.

Story of a young English girl who arrives in Australia in 1919, recently married to an Australian who turns out to be a pimp. She ends up owing a nightclub which is a front for a high class brothel.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 13 December, 2011.

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