Dad and Dave: On Our Selection Dad and Dave: On Our Selection Dad and Dave: On Our Selection is an Australian comedy film, based on the characters and writings of author Steele Rudd. It is set in late nineteenth century colonial Queensland, but largely filmed in Braidwood, New South Wales. The stories of the Rudds have been previously adapted for radio, television and film; this film is a remake of a silent film from 1920. Geoffrey Atherden contributed to the screenplay. The film featured well-known actors like Ray Barrett and Barry Otto. "Dad" and "Mum" Rudd were played by veteran actor Leo McKern and opera singer
Frank Wilson (Australian actor) Frank in "Travelling North" for Wilson, having admired his interpretation of Jock Riley in "The Club". However, after creating Frank on stage, Wilson was not given the role in the film adaptation — it went to Leo McKern instead. He won a Logie Award for Best Compere in 1972 for "New Faces". His last role, in the short film "The Chess Set" (by Alexander Murawski) won the Best Actor award at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Wilson heard this news the day before he died. Wilson and his wife Beryl had 4 children: Amanda, Damien (dec),