George Wallace's third film for Efftee is mostly worth seeing as a cultural time capsule, particularly of Wallace's ability. He's very lively, jumping around, destroing a grocery shop, trying to romance a woman, dealing with horses, doing a nightclub act in a moustache. There's a beyond stupid plot where Frank Harvey makes a bet and if a horse wins Thelma Scott has to marry him - this is played straight!
It is fun seeing Scott so young. Campbell Copelin is her true love, looking like he's stepped off a stage - as do most people in this film. John Dobbie is on hand. There's song and dances and it's dim and nicely shot.
The footage of the real life Melbourne Cup is interesting.
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