On Our Selection (1932 film)

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 wrote the script with director Ken G. Hall.

The movie opens with the title card bushland symphony, followed by sounds and vision of the Australian bush. The subsequent action involves a series of various subplots centered around a selection in South West Queensland owned by Dad Rudd he owes some money to his rich neighbour, old Carey, who is determined to break Dad financially his educated daughter Kate is pursued by two men, the poor but devoted Sandy and Careys villainous son, Jim one of his workers, Cranky Jack, has a mysterious background comic visits from a parson and country dentist who removes Dads tooth his dim son Dave proposes to his girlfriend, Lily his other son, Joe, causes slapstick havoc Dave gets married and moves out with his wife and tries to borrow money from his father Dads daughter Sarah is pursued by the highvoiced Billy, who Dad doesnt like Dad Rudd runs for parliament opposite Carey and his horse wins a race.The main story concerns a murder mystery. Jim Carey attempts to blackmail Kate into being with him by lying about what she did in the city, and Sandy knocks him out. Carey later turns up dead and Sandy is suspected of the murder. The Rudds hold a dance and a police officer turns up to arrest Sandy when Cranky Jack confesses he killed Carey because the dead man stole his wife. The film ends with Dad and Mum happily watching the sun come up. ........

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