The Hayseeds
| The Hayseeds | |
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Contemporary advertisement for film | |
| Directed by | Beaumont Smith Raymond Longford (associate) |
| Written by | Beaumont Smith |
| Produced by | Beaumont Smith |
| Starring | Cecil Kellaway |
| Cinematography | Tasman Higgins |
| Edited by | Frank Coffey |
| Music by | Alf Lawrence Fred Chapple |
Production company | J.C. Williamson Picture Productions |
| Distributed by | British Empire Films |
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Running time | 98 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £4,500 or £6,000 |
| Box office | £20,000 or £16,000 |
The Hayseeds is a 1933 Australian musical comedy from Beaumont Smith. It centres on the rural family, the Hayseeds, about whom Smith had previously made six silent films, starting with Our Friends, the Hayseeds (1917). He retired from directing in 1925 but decided to revive the series in the wake of the box office success of On Our Selection (1932). It was the first starring role in a movie for stage actor Cecil Kellaway.
It was also known as The Hayseeds Come to Town.