Strong is the Seed

English scientist William Farrer, on health trip to Australia, advises his friends to invest money in wheat farming. In a hotel in Queanbeyan, Farrer hears that rust is playing havoc with farmers' crops, and his friends, who were ruined, have both just committed suicide. Searching for a cure for rust, Farrer meets Nina De Salis, daughter of a politician.

• Release date
• March 4, 1949
• Runtime
• 80 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Arthur Greville Collins

Cast

Guy Doleman William Farrer

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Marie Marsden Nina de Salis Lloyd Lamble Dr Guthrie