The 10-year-old Hubert Finn, known as "Fatty", lived in poor conditions in Australia in the 1930s. He and his friends stick together as they often have to defend themselves against the villain Bomer and his gang. Fatty wants a detector radio, but can't afford it. He has to raise money for it within a week, otherwise he won't get the radio ...
Stars: Ben Oxenbould, Rebecca Rigg, Jeremy Larsson, Martin Lewis, Hugo Grieve, Sandy Leask
Crew: Bob Ellis (Story), Bob Ellis (Writer), Robert Gibson (Editor), Rory O'Donoghue (Original Music Composer), Syd Nicholls (Comic Book), Brian Rosen (Producer)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Studio: Children's Film Corp., Finn Productions, The Australian Film Commission
Runtime: 91 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 18, 1980
IMDb: 4.7
Keywords:australia, based on comic