Splendid Fellows
Splendid Fellows is a 1934 Australian film from director Beaumont Smith about an Englishman (Frank Leighton) who comes to Australia. The cast includes Eric Colman, brother of Ronald Colman, and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, who has a cameo as himself. It was Smith's last film.
Plot
"Silly ass" Englishman Hubert Montmorency "Monty" Ralston goes to Australia after an argument with his father, accompanied by his valet, Thomson. In a Sydney two up parlour he befriends Australian farmer Jim McBride and goes with him to McBride's farm where he meets flying parson, Reverend Arthur Stanhope. He also falls for McBride's daughter, Eileen.
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More details
author | Beaumont Smith |
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director | Beaumont Smith Kenneth Brampton Raymond Longford |
editor | Frank Coffey |
genre | adventure drama |
keywords | air race centenary air race fly macrobertson air race plane crash rescue |
producer | Beaumont Smith |
productionCompany | J.C. Williamson Picture Productions |
publisher | British Empire Films |