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Auction History Result 9r094 FARMER GOES TO TOWN set of 8 Aust LCs '38 Australian comedy, Dad and Dave Come to Town! Date Sold 7/29/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original (see below) Vintage Theatrical Australian Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Dad and Dave Come to Town (released in the U.S. in 1943 as "Farmer Goes to Town"), the 1938 Ken G. Hall Australian Bush-farmers-come-to-the-big-city family relationship slapstick comedy sequel ("Cripes! What this country needs is a darn good laugh!") starring Bert Bailey (in the title role as Dad Rudd), Fred MacDonald (in the title role as Dave Rudd), Shirley Ann Richards, Billy Rayes, and Peter Finch (in his first movie role!). Note that this is the third in a series of broad slapstick comedies made in the 1930s by the same team, and starring the same actors in the lead roles. It was not released until 1943 in the U.S. by Astor Pictures, and it was re-edited before release (likely because the Australian accents and the Australian humor did not translate as well to U.S. audiences). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that these are "country of origin" lobby cards for this Australian movie!
UPDATED 07/29/2014: Note that an Australian poster expert tells us that the title card in this set is certainly from the 1938 first release of this film and NOT the 1962 re-release as we initially listed. Also, the scene cards are surely from the first release as well, but we are unsure if they were hand-tinted for the first release or "updated" when they were used for a later re-release. We have updated the auction accordingly. Condition: good to very good. The title card is in significantly lesser condition than the scene cards as it has creases, smudges, and scuff marks scattered throughout and tack holes and some 1 1/2" and smaller tears and areas of paper loss and tattering around the edges (some repaired with tape from the back). The scene cards are overall in pretty nice condition with some pin holes and minor creases around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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