Heritage (1935)
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.
- Released
- 1935-04-13
- Genres
- Adventure, Romance, Drama
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Charles Chauvel
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Frank Harvey as Governor Arthur Phillip
- Franklyn Bennett as James Morrison
- Margot Rhys as Jane Judd
- Peggy Maguire as Biddy O'Shea
- Harold Meade as Frank Parry
- Joe Valli as Short
- Norman French as Governor Lachlan Macquarie
- Leonard Stephens as Greenway
- Austin Milroy as Major Ross
- Victor Fitzherbert as William Wentworth
- Godfrey Cass as Harding