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The Kid Stakes

Label
The Kid Stakes
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Kid Stakes
Oclc number
956907786
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1927
Runtime
73
Summary
The Kid Stakes is a 1927 silent film based on the popular Fatty Finn comic strips of the day. Directed by Tal Ordel, it features the director’s son in the lead role of Fatty Finn. Set in the back streets of Woolloomooloo and the mansions of Potts Point, it follows a gang of kids in their adventures to compete in a billy cart race (harnessed to a billy goat). The film was popular on original release and remains well regarded today.
Technique
live action
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