A down-at-heal ex-convict undergoes an epiphany as he experiences the love of a good woman for the first time.A down-at-heal ex-convict undergoes an epiphany as he experiences the love of a good woman for the first time.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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- TriviaThe verse novel "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" by C.J. Dennis was published in 1915.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Forgotten Cinema: The Golden Age of Australian Motion Pictures (1967)
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Sentimental Early Australian Silent
It was a treat to watch this Australian silent, A Sentimental Bloke, with Lottie Lyell, who was called Australia's first movie star. An adaptation of the popular poem by Australian poet C.J. Dennis, the film was humorous and homey. It tells the tale of a ordinary "bloke" whose life is transformed by love. The Australian slang in the title cards made them a real challenge to read, but the acting style is so natural that it's not hard to understand what's going on. Arthur Tauchert, as the bloke, brings just the right amount of roughness and pathos to the part as he undergoes his transformation, and Lottie Lyell as Doreen, just the right amount of working girl toughness and maidenly sweetness. You can tell that she was ill during the shooting of the movie, and she died young of tuberculosis, bringing to an end a fine collaboration with film maker Raymond Longford.
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- sunlily
- Jan 15, 2007
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- Сентиментальный парень
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- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia(shots of sunsets & sunrises for the intertitles)
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- $160
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was The Sentimental Bloke (1919) officially released in Canada in English?
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