The Laugh on Dad
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company
- 2 March 1918 (premiere)
- 28 July 1919 (commercial release)
| The Laugh on Dad | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A.C. Tindsale |
| Written by | A.C. Tinsdale |
Production company | |
Release dates |
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Running time | 5 reels[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
| Budget | £1,000[3] |
The Laugh on Dad is a 1918 comedy Australian silent film. It is considered a lost film.[3]
John Forrest, aka Dad, is an ostrich farmer. His daughter Jean wants to marry Ralph Bond but Dad is opposed, so he devises a scene where a farmhand will dress as Jean and pretend to marry Ralph. Jean outwits him and the marriage goes ahead.
Cast
- Netta Lawson as Jean Forrest
- Johnson Weir as John Forrest
- May Morton as May
- Mrs Tinsdale as Mrs Dumpling
- Jules Olaff as Arthur Elliott
- Alwyn West as Jim
- Olaf Jensen as Ralph Bond
- Charles Clarke
Production
The film was the first production of the Austral Photoplay Company, run by film importer and entrepreneur A.C. Tinsdale. Finance was raised by means of public subscription, offering two shilling shares to the public; buying one hundred shares got you free motion picture tuition and a part in the film. Most of the cast paid to appear in the movie.[3][4]
The movie was shot at a real life ostrich farm in South Head.[5]
