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The Sentimental Bloke is a 1918 Australian silent film based on the 1915 verse novel The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis. Produced and directed by Raymond Longford, the film stars Arthur Tauchert, Gilbert Emery, and Lottie Lyell, who also co-wrote the film with Longford.
The Sentimental Bloke: Directed by Raymond Longford. With Arthur Tauchert, Lottie Lyell, Gilbert Emery, Stanley Robinson. A down-at-heal ex-convict undergoes an epiphany as he experiences the love of a good woman for the first time.
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- Drama, Romance
- Raymond Longford
- 2006
Apr 14, 2022 · Based on the CJ Dennis poems and starring Lottie Lyell (Australia's biggest silent film star) this film is funny, charming and nostalgic... all rolled into o...
- 105 min
- 1858
- Classic Films
Universally praised as a crowning achievement of Australian silent cinema, The Sentimental Bloke (directed by Raymond Longford) instantly broke records at the box office on its release in 1919 and is now one of a few surviving early Australian cinematic works.
Overview. Bill is a Woolloomooloo larrikin who vows to abandon his life of gambling and drinking after a spell in gaol following a raid on a two-up game. He falls in love with Doreen, who works in a pickle factory, but faces competition from a more sophisticated rival.
Jun 18, 2019 · “The Sentimental Bloke” (1919) is an Australian silent film based on the 1915 poem The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis. It is generally consider...
- 45 min
- 582
- THE HEHR ARCHIVE
Sep 14, 2023 · The film’s source, the wildly popular verse-novel The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (1915), is acknowledged in the first scene, which shows masterful author C.J. Dennis at his desk summoning inspiration and conceiving the narrative we are about to watch.
