The Hayseeds Come to Sydney
The Hayseeds Come to Sydney( also known as The Hayseeds Come to Town) is a 1917 Australian rural comedy from director Beaumont Smith.
The second in the Hayseeds series of movies, is considered a lost film.
Beaumont Smith
Frank Beaumont" Beau" Smith( 15 August 1885 – 2 January 1950), was an Australian film director, producer and exhibitor, best known for making low- budget comedies.
Smith made his first film in 1917," Our Friends, the Hayseeds".
He went on to become one of the most prolific and popular Australian filmmakers of the silent era.
Among his films were adaptations of the works of Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson.
His 1933 comedy" The Hayseeds" featured the first screen appearance of Cecil Kellaway.
Smith was famous for making his films quickly – sometimes he would complete shooting and post production within one month for budgets ranging from £ 600 to £ 1,200.
His wife Elsie would comment on his scripts and his brother Gordon looked after company finances.
He was sometimes known as" One Shot Beau" or" That'll Do Beau".
The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show
The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show is a 1917 Australian rural comedy from director Beaumont Smith.
It was the third in his series about the rural family, the Hayseeds.
It is considered a lost film.
The Hayseeds
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.
Henry Moore (cricketer)
Henry Walter Moore( 1849 – 20 August 1916) was an English- born first- class cricketer who spent most of his life in New Zealand.
Our Friends, the Hayseeds
Our Friends, the Hayseeds is a 1917 Australian rural comedy from director Beaumont Smith.
It centers on the rural family, the" Hayseeds", and their rivalry with a neighbouring family, the" Duggans".
It was Smith's first movie as a director and was a popular success at the box office, leading to a number of sequels.
However no known copy of it exists today and it is considered a lost film.
Francis Ford (actor)
Francis Ford( born Francis Feeney; August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was an American film actor, writer and director.
He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford.
He also appeared in many of the latter's movies, including" Young Mr. Lincoln"( 1939) and" The Quiet Man"( 1952).
The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup
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.
The Broken Coin
The Broken Coin is a 1915 American adventure- mystery film serial directed by Francis Ford.
This serial is presumed to be lost.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.

Question: Which film has the director born first, The Broken Coin or Our Friends, the Hayseeds?
Answer: The Broken Coin