Heritage

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.

Directed by Charles Chauvel

Top cast

Frank Harvey

Governor Arthur Phillip

F

Franklyn Bennett

James Morrison

Margot Rhys

Jane Judd

P

Peggy Maguire

Biddy O'Shea

Harold Meade

Frank Parry

J

Joe Valli

Short

N

Norman French

Governor Lachlan Macquarie

L

Leonard Stephens

Greenway

A

Austin Milroy

Major Ross

V

Victor Fitzherbert

William Wentworth

G

Godfrey Cass

Harding

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