The Kid Stakes

Fatty and his goat Hector challenge rival Bruiser Murphy and his goat Stonker to compete in a billycart race - The Kid Stakes. But Bruiser tries to nobble Hector, letting him loose in the grounds of a mansion where he eats a large portion of the prize garden. Fatty and his gang sign an oath in blood to bust Hector out, but they still have to get to the track for the start of the contest. Fatty grips the reins for the race of his life. Beautifully filmed around the inner-city streets of Woolloomooloo, the mansions of Potts Point, Centennial Park, the emerging Sydney airport and Rockhampton in central Queensland for the goat race scenes, The Kid Stakes is one of the real gems of Australian silent era cinema, with wide appeal to all ages and a charm that continues to this day. (National Film & Sound Archive of Australia)