Dad and Dave Come to Town

Dad and Dave Come to Town
Australian theatrical release poster
Directed byKen G. Hall
Written byBert Bailey
Frank Harvey
Based onOn Our Selection
by Steele Rudd
Produced byKen G. Hall
StarringBert Bailey
Fred MacDonald
Shirley Ann Richards
CinematographyGeorge Heath
Edited byWilliam Shepherd
Music byHamilton Webber
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Empire Films
Release dates
  • 30 September 1938 (1938-09-30) (Australia)
  • 1939 (1939) (United Kingdom)
  • 1943 (1943) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes (Australia)
78 minutes (international)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget£12,000-£23,000
Box office£75,000

Dad and Dave Come to Town is a 1938 Australian comedy film directed and produced by Ken G. Hall and written by Bert Bailey and Frank Harvey. The third installment in the Dad and Dave film series, it is based on the 1899 short story collection On Our Selection by Steele Rudd and stars Bailey, Ann Richards, Fred MacDonald, Billy Rayes, including Peter Finch in his feature film acting debut. It is one of the best known Australian films of the 1930s.