Captain Starlight (played by Peter Finch) is a protagonist in Robbery Under Arms.
A notorious cattle thief who recruits the Marston family for a life of crime. He leads multiple armed robberies, including a coach and a bank, and is ultimately killed in a police shootout. Ben Marston (played by Laurence Naismith) appears in Robbery Under Arms.
An ex-convict father who leads his sons into a life of crime alongside Captain Starlight. He participates in cattle thefts and bank robberies, and is ultimately killed in a shootout with the police. Jim Marston (played by David McCallum) appears in Robbery Under Arms.
The sensitive younger Marston brother who turns to crime with his family. He marries Jean at the gold fields, is captured after a bank robbery, survives his brother's fatal rescue attempt, and is eventually arrested.
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Characters
Captain Starlight
(played by Peter Finch) — protagonist
A notorious cattle thief who recruits the Marston family for a life of crime. He leads multiple armed robberies, including a coach and a bank, and is ultimately killed in a police shootout.
Ben Marston
(played by Laurence Naismith) — supporting
An ex-convict father who leads his sons into a life of crime alongside Captain Starlight. He participates in cattle thefts and bank robberies, and is ultimately killed in a shootout with the police.
Jim Marston
(played by David McCallum) — supporting
The sensitive younger Marston brother who turns to crime with his family. He marries Jean at the gold fields, is captured after a bank robbery, survives his brother's fatal rescue attempt, and is even...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Captain Starlight → Jim Marston
(Professional Criminal Mentor)
Ben Marston → Jim Marston
(Family Father)
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Captain Starlight → Ben Marston
(Social Friend)
Story Analysis
A tale of bushranging, familial bonds, and the inevitable downfall of outlaws in 1860s Australia.
Plot Progression
The Rustling Beginnings
Gang Formation and Heists
The Bank Robbery and Capture
Downfall and Arrest
Directed by Jack Lee
Robbery Under Arms (1957) · 5.2/10 · drama, western
