"Silly ass" Englishman Hubert Montmorency "Monty" Ralston goes to Australia after an argument with his father, accompanied by his valet, Thomson.

[6] Footage of the real Centenary Air Race was incorporated, as was that of the landing of C. W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black at Laverton, and the arrival of the Duke of Gloucester to Melbourne.

[9] When the film was in post-production, Smith announced plans to make another feature, in New Zealand, "a modern drama with a sporting theme and glimpses of Māori life.

[12][13] Everyones, trade paper for the Australian industry, later wrote, "Letters to the dailies insist upon a departure from such hoary old warriors as Selection, The Dean and The Hayseeds: and from reliance upon Wallace and Mo as true Australian-type comedians.

Yet when Beau Smith responds to the alleged demand for a modern theme and real human beings, by turning out the creditable Splendid Fellows, the public expresses its undying gratitude with a swift kick in the pants.