Kitty and the bagman

A drama about two of Sydney’s best known crime queens - Kitty O’Rourke and Big Lil - who created havoc in the underworld of the 1920’s. Together these two women ran the sly grog shops, gambling houses, prostitution and hold up merchants during the seamier side of 1920’s life in Australia. Stars Liddy Clark and John Stanton.

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Credits

producer

Anthony Buckley

production company

Forest Home Films

director

Donald Crombie

Duration

01:40:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302095

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

History → Australia - History - 1922-1929

History → History

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1982

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