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197:The Hayseeds and Duggans live on
1360:Australian black-and-white films
1350:Films directed by Beaumont Smith
1345:Australian silent feature films
1124:National Film and Sound Archive
238:Margaret Gordon as Mrs. Hayseed
235:Pearl Hellmrich as Pansy Duggan
97:Beaumont Smith Film Productions
1365:Silent Australian comedy films
1189:The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show
753:"MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES."
534:The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show
510:In 1925 a profile on Smith in
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362:'s theatrical productions of
332:on the initial production of
253:Jack Radford as Tommy Hayseed
250:Cecil Haines as Lizzy Hayseed
232:Walter Cornock as Joe Hayseed
785:"Consistent Beaumont Smith."
595:"AUSTRALIAN MOTION PICTURES"
430:called it "a clever study".
271:Fred Carlton as Jack Dugggan
247:Vera Spaull as Poppy Hayseed
241:J. Plumpton Wilson as Parson
1197:The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup
1181:The Hayseeds Come to Sydney
868:"OUR FRIENDS—THE HAYSEEDS'"
755:The West Australian (Perth)
542:The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup
526:The Hayseeds Come to Sydney
497:The Hayseeds Come to Sydney
283:Esther Mitchell as his wife
268:Crosbie Ward as Mike Duggan
256:Peter Ward as Peter Hayseed
244:H.H. Wallace as Dan Hayseed
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811:"BURNING UP THE HAYSEEDS"
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262:Percy Mackay as Mr Duggan
167:Our Friends, the Hayseeds
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373:Seven Little Australians
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259:Tom Cannam as hired hand
130: (Sydney theatrical)
35:Sydney Sun 11 March 1917
948:"AN ADELAIDE PHOTOPLAY"
925:The Register (Adelaide)
723:"AN ADELAIDE PHOTOPLAY"
623:"WADDINGTON'S FEATURES"
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296:Adelaide Critic 1917
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1026:"AT POVERTY POINT."
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920:""THE HAYSEEDS.""
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1004:Table Talk
823:13 October
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481:Table Talk
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