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.
Finance was raised by means of public subscription, offering two shilling shares to the public; buying one hundred shares got you free motion picture tuition and a part in the film.
[3][4] The movie was shot at a real life ostrich farm in South Head.
[5] The film had trouble securing bookings but the same method of raising finance was used to find production of a sequel, Dad Becomes a Grandad (1918).
[3] Tinsdale was later sued by an investor for not paying out his obligations under the film and settled out of court.