Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.
Top Cast
Peter Bland as Wes Pennington
Phillip Gordon as Cyril Kidman
Michael Lawrence as Don Jackson
Billy T. James as The Tainuia Kid
Marshall Napier as Sel Bishop
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