The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show
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The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show is a 1917 Australian rural comedy from director Beaumont Smith
. It was the third in his series about the rural family, the Hayseeds.
around Stoney Creek, and go to Brisbane to ask the Governor of Queensland to open it. He agrees, they form a brass band to play, and the show is a great success.
used local appeal to make them attractive to audiences. This one was shot around Brisbane. It was followed by The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup
.
Beaumont Smith
Frank Beaumont Smith , was an Australian film director, producer and exhibitor, best known for making low-budget comedies. After a career in theatre production, including managing a midget circus, he made his first film in 1917, Our Friends, the Hayseeds. He went on to become one of the most...
. It was the third in his series about the rural family, the Hayseeds.
Synopsis
Dad Hayseed and his friends, including Dad Duggan, decide to hold an agricultural showAgricultural show
An agricultural show is a public event showcasing the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. The largest comprise a livestock show , a trade fair, competitions, and entertainment...
around Stoney Creek, and go to Brisbane to ask the Governor of Queensland to open it. He agrees, they form a brass band to play, and the show is a great success.
Production
Like the first two Hayseed movies, Beaumont SmithBeaumont Smith
Frank Beaumont Smith , was an Australian film director, producer and exhibitor, best known for making low-budget comedies. After a career in theatre production, including managing a midget circus, he made his first film in 1917, Our Friends, the Hayseeds. He went on to become one of the most...
used local appeal to make them attractive to audiences. This one was shot around Brisbane. It was followed by The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup
The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup
The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup is a 1918 Australian rural comedy from director Beaumont Smith. It was the fourth in his series about the rural family, the Hayseeds, and centers around Dad Hayseed entering his horse in the Melbourne Cup.-Synopsis:...
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Cast
- Fred MacDonaldFred MacDonaldFred MacDonald , was an Australian actor best known for playing Dave Rudd opposite Bert Bailey on stage and screen, starting with the original 1912 production of On Our Selection...
as Jim Hayseed - Tal OrdellTal OrdellTalone Ordell , better known as Tal Ordel, was an Australian actor, writer and director. He worked extensively on stage and screen as an actor in the 1910s and 1920s, playing Dad Rudd twice for Raymond Longford and Dad Hayseed - a similar role - three times for Beaumont Smith. He turned director...
as Dad Hayseed - Harry McDonna as Cousin Harold
External links
- The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show in the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...