- On Our Selection (1932 film)
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On Our Selection Directed by Ken G. Hall Produced by Ken G. Hall Written by Bert Bailey
Ken G. HallBased on play by Bert Bailey & Edmund Duggan
based on the stories of Steele RuddStarring Bert Bailey
Fred MacDonaldCinematography Walter Sully Studio Cinesound Productions Release date(s) 1932 Running time 99 minutes Country Australia Language English Budget ₤6,000[1] Box office ₤46,000 (Aus & NZ end 1933)[2]
£60,000 (end 1953)[3]On Our Selection is a 1932 comedy based on the Dad and Dave stories by Steele Rudd. These had been turned into a popular play by Bert Bailey and Edmund Duggan in 1912, which formed the basis for the screenplay. Bailey repeats his stage role as Dad Rudd. He also write the script with director Ken G. Hall.
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Production
The film was the first full length feature from Cinesound Productions. It was made for ₤6,000. Although Bert Bailey was clean shaven and generally wore a fake beard for his stage performances, Hall insisted he grow a real beard for the film version; Bailey did and ended up wearing a beard for the rest of his life.[4]
Reception
The film was an enormous success at the box office, being among the top four most popular films in Australian cinemas in 1932[5] and earning ₤46,000 in Australia and New Zealand by the end of 1933. It was continually revived and by 1953 had earned an estimated £60,000. The profits were split 50-50 between Cinesound Productions and the theatrical partnership of Bert Bailey and James Grant.[6] In 1938 Hall estimated that 70% of the film's money had been earned in country regions.[7]
It launched Hall's career as a director and led to three sequels, starting with Grandad Rudd (1935). All the sequels featured Bert Bailey as Dad and Fred MacDonald as Dave, but different actors would play Mum and their other children.
Cast
- Bert Bailey as Dad Rudd
- Fred MacDonald as Dave Rudd
- Alfreda Bevan as Mum
- John McGowan as Maloney
- Molly Raynor as Kate
- Dick Fair as Sandy
References
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 158.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 158.
- ^ Gayne Dexter, Bert Bailey Obituary, The Sydney Sunday Herald, Sunday 5 April 1953 p12
- ^ Ken G. Hall, Directed by Ken G. Hall, Lansdowne Press 1977 p 13
- ^ '"ON OUR SELECTION." English Trade Paper Views.', The West Australian (Perth), Thursday 19 January 1933 p 2
- ^ Gayne Dexter, Bert Bailey Obituary, The Sydney Sunday Herald, Sunday 5 April 1953 p12
- ^ '"DAD AND DAVE COME TO TOWN"', The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton), Thursday 2 June 1938 p 61
External links
- On Our Selection in the Internet Movie Database
- On Our Selection at Australian Screen Online
- On Our Selection by Steele Rudd at Project Gutenberg
Categories:- Australian films
- English-language films
- 1932 films
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