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The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup (1918)

The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup poster
Directed by
Beaumont Smith
Genre
silent film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Dad Hayseed signs up his horse for the Melbourne Cup race. The story follows the family's rural adventures.

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What happens

The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup is a 1918 Australian rural comedy from director Beaumont Smith. It was the fourth in his series about the rural family, the Hayseeds, and centers on Dad Hayseed entering his horse in the Melbourne Cup. It is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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