Tal Ordell
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Talone Ordell better known as Tal Ordel, was an Australian actor, writer and director. He worked extensively on stage and screen as an actor in the 1910s and 1920s, playing Dad Rudd twice for Raymond Longford
and Dad Hayseed - a similar role - three times for Beaumont Smith
. He turned director with The Kid Stakes
(1927), based on the cartoon character Fatty Finn
. In the 1930s he worked more in radio as a writer and actor.
Raymond Longford
Raymond Longford was a prolific Australian film director, writer, producer and actor during the silent era. Longford was a major director of the silent film era of the Australian cinema. He formed a production team with Lottie Lyell...
and Dad Hayseed - a similar role - three times for Beaumont Smith
Beaumont Smith
Frank Beaumont Smith , was an Australian film director, producer and exhibitor, best known for making low-budget comedies. After a career in theatre production, including managing a midget circus, he made his first film in 1917, Our Friends, the Hayseeds. He went on to become one of the most...
. He turned director with The Kid Stakes
The Kid Stakes
The Kid Stakes is a 1927 Australian silent black and white comedy film written and directed by Tal Ordell.The screenplay is based on characters created by Syd Nicholls in his comic strip, Fatty Finn. The majority of the shooting locations for The Kid Stakes were in Woolloomooloo and Potts Point in...
(1927), based on the cartoon character Fatty Finn
Fatty Finn
Fatty Finn is a 1980 Australian film, directed by Maurice Murphy and starring Ben Oxenbould with Rebecca Rigg. It is based on the 1930s cartoon-strip character, Fatty Finn, created by Syd Nicholls and is loosely based on the 1927 silent fim, The Kid Stakes.-Plot:Set in inner-city Woolloomooloo in...
. In the 1930s he worked more in radio as a writer and actor.
Select Filmography
- The Hayseeds' Back-blocks ShowThe Hayseeds' Back-blocks ShowThe 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.-Synopsis:...
(1917) - The Hayseeds Come to SydneyThe Hayseeds Come to SydneyThe Hayseeds Come to Sydney is a 1917 Australian rural comedy from director Beaumont Smith.-Production:...
(1917) - The Hayseeds' Melbourne CupThe Hayseeds' Melbourne CupThe 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 around Dad Hayseed entering his horse in the Melbourne Cup.-Synopsis:...
(1918) - On Our SelectionOn Our Selection (1920 film)On Our Selection is a 1920 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford based on the Dad and Dave stories by Steele Rudd.-Production:...
(1920) - The Man from Snowy RiverThe Man from Snowy River (1920 film)The Man from Snowy River is a 1920 film made in Australia. The film was silent and filmed in black and white, and was based on the Banjo Paterson poem of the same name....
(1920) - Silks and SaddlesSilks and SaddlesSilks and Saddles is a 1921 Australian / American film set in the world of horse racing directed by John K. Wells.The film is also known as Queen o' Turf or Queen of the Turf in the USA.- Plot summary :...
(1920) - actor - The Gentleman BushrangerThe Gentleman BushrangerThe Gentleman Bushranger is a 1921 Australian film melodrama from director Beaumont Smith. Bushranging films were banned at the time but Smith got around this by making the plot about a man falsely accused of being a bushranger.-Cast:*Dot McConville...
(1921) - actor - Rudd's New SelectionRudd's New SelectionRudd's New Selection is a 1921 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford based on the Dad and Dave stories by Steele Rudd. It is a sequel to On Our Selection . The plot concerns the marriage of Dave Rudd and introduces a sister, Nell .Although popular on release, the movie is now...
(1921) - actor - While the Billy BoilsWhile the Billy BoilsWhile the Billy Boils is a 1921 Australian film from director Beaumont Smith which adapts several stories from Henry Lawson. Lawson himself appears in a brief prologue.-External links:* in the Internet Movie Database...
(1921) - actor - The Kid StakesThe Kid StakesThe Kid Stakes is a 1927 Australian silent black and white comedy film written and directed by Tal Ordell.The screenplay is based on characters created by Syd Nicholls in his comic strip, Fatty Finn. The majority of the shooting locations for The Kid Stakes were in Woolloomooloo and Potts Point in...
(1927) - actor, writer, producer, director - The Sentimental BlokeThe Sentimental Bloke (1932 film)The Sentimental Bloke is a 1932 Australian film directed by F.W. Thring, an adaptation of Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by CJ Dennis....
(1932) - actor - The HayseedsThe HayseedsThe Hayseeds is a 1933 Australian comedy from director Beaumont Smith. It centres around the rural family, the Hayseeds, about whom Smith had previously made six silent films, starting with Our Friends, the Hayseeds . He retired from directing in 1925 but decided to revive the series in the wake of...
(1933) - actor - Harvest GoldHarvest GoldHarvest Gold is a 1945 Australian film.- Cast :* Joe Valli as McDougal* Harry Abdy as Johnson* Tal Ordell as Mat* Leal Douglas as Mrs. McDougal* Ethel Lang as Mrs. Johnson...
(1945) - actor
External links
- Tal Ordell at Australian Dictionary of BiographyAustralian Dictionary of BiographyThe Australian Dictionary of Biography is a national, co-operative enterprise, founded and maintained by the Australian National University to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history....
- Tal Ordell at AusstageAusstageAusStage is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia. It provides records of productions from the beginnings of theatre in Australia up to today...
- Tal Ordell at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...