The Kid Stakes (1927)

Fatty Finn is the six-year-old leader of a gang of kids in Woolloomooloo. They enter Fatty's pet goat Hector in the annual goat derby, but his rival Bruiser Murphy lets the goat loose before the race. After a series of adventures, Fatty finds the runaway goat and persuades a friendly aviator to fly him to the race-track in time for the main event.

Date of release
1927-06-09
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 9m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Tal Ordell

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Fatty Finn
  • Filmed in: Sydney

The Kid Stakes is a 1927 Australian silent comedy film written and directed by Tal Ordell.

Production

The majority of the shooting locations for The Kid Stakes were in Woolloomooloo and Potts Point in Sydney.

The film's finale, the goat race, however was filmed in Rockhampton, Queensland, because goat racing was illegal in New South Wales.

The role of Fatty Finn was played by Tal Ordell's six-year-old son Robin, known as 'Pop' Ordell.

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