The Laugh on Dad

Overview

The Laugh on Dad is a 1918 comedy Australian silent film. It follows John Forrest, a.k.a. Dad, who is an ostrich farmer. His daughter Jean wants to marry Ralph Bond but Dad is opposed, so he devises a scene where a farmhand will dress as Jean and pretend to marry Ralph. Jean outwits him and the marriage goes ahead. It is considered a lost film.

Cast

Netta Lawson

Jean Forrest

Johnson Weir

John Forrest

May Morton

May

Jules Olaff

Arthur Elliott

Alwyn West

Jim

Olaf Jensen

Ralph Bond