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The third film in Cinesound’s ‘Dad and Dave’ series, this film had virtually nothing in common with the Steele Rudd stories and instead was based upon one of Ken Hall’s favourite comic formulae of the ‘fish out of water’. The Rudd family are taken from their usual rural haunts to the city when Dad unexpectedly inherits a women’s fashion emporium. Cast includes Bert Bailey, Shirley Ann Richards, Peter Finch, Fred MacDonald, Billy Rayes, Alec Kellaway, Sidney Wheeler, Connie Martyn, Ossie Wenban, Valerie Scanlan, Muriel Flood, Leila Steppe, Marshall Crosby, Cecil Perry, Billy Stewart, Marie D’Alton and Leslie Victor.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507304
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Richards, Shirley Ann
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → National characteristics, Australian
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → National characteristics, Australian
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)