The Laugh on Dad (1918)

The Laugh on Dad

1918

Comedy

Synopsis

The Laugh on Dad is a 1918 comedy Australian silent film. It follows John Forrest, a.k.a. Dad, who is an ostrich farmer. His daughter Jean wants to marry Ralph Bond but Dad is opposed, so he devises a scene where a farmhand will dress as Jean and pretend to marry Ralph. Jean outwits him and the marriage goes ahead. It is considered a lost film.

Credits

Director

A.C. Tinsdale

Cast

Alwyn West as Jim

Johnson Weir as John Forrest

Jules Olaff as Arthur Elliott

May Morton as May

Netta Lawson as Jean Forrest

Olaf Jensen as Ralph Bond

Crew

A.C. Tinsdale (Writer)