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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.[2]

The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show
Directed by	Beaumont Smith
Written by	Beaumont Smith
Produced by	Beaumont Smith
Starring	Tal Ordell Fred MacDonald
Cinematography	A. O. Segerberg
Production company	Beaumont Smith Productions
Release date	5 November 1917[1]
Running time	4,000 feet
Country	Australia
Language	silent

It is considered a lost film.

Synopsis

Dad Hayseed and his friends from Stoney Creek, including Dad Duggan, Cousin Harold, Sam, Tom, Poppy, Molly, Peter, Hopkins and M'Arthur, decide to hold an agricultural show. They go to Brisbane to ask the Governor of Queensland to open it and he agrees. They form a brass band to play, and the show is a great success.[3]

Cast

• Fred MacDonald as Jim Hayseed
• Tal Ordell as Dad Hayseed
• Harry McDonna as Cousin Harold
• Agnes Dobson
• Collet Dobson

Production

Like the first two Hayseed movies, Beaumont Smith used local appeal to make them attractive to audiences. This one was shot around Brisbane.[4] It was followed by The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup.

References

External links

• The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show in the Internet Movie Database
• The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show at National Film and Sound Archive

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