The Sentimental Bloke

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The Sentimental Bloke is a landmark 1919 Australian silent film, adapted from C. J. Dennis’s verse novel, that became one of the country’s most beloved early cinematic works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf silent film
authorOfSourceWork C. J. Dennis NERFINISHED
basedOn The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke NERFINISHED
boxOfficePerformance major success in Australia
character Bill NERFINISHED
Doreen NERFINISHED
Ginger Mick NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Arthur Higgins NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Australia
countryOfSourceWork Australia NERFINISHED
criticalReception highly acclaimed in Australia
culturalStatus classic of Australian cinema
director Raymond Longford NERFINISHED
distributor E. J. Carroll NERFINISHED
era silent film era
filmingLocation Manly NERFINISHED
Potts Point NERFINISHED
Sydney NERFINISHED
Woolloomooloo NERFINISHED
filmingStartYear 1918
filmRuntime approximately 70 minutes
followedBy Ginger Mick NERFINISHED
format black-and-white film
genre drama
romantic comedy
influenced later Australian film adaptations of C. J. Dennis works
musicForModernScreenings new scores commissioned for restorations
notableFor being a landmark of early Australian cinema
depiction of working-class Sydney life
use of Australian slang and vernacular
originalLanguage Silent film with English intertitles
preservationStatus partially lost and later reconstructed
producer Raymond Longford NERFINISHED
productionCompany Southern Cross Feature Film Company NERFINISHED
publicationLanguageOfSourceWork English
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1915
releaseDate 1919-10-04
releaseYear 1919
restoration restored print created from surviving elements
screenedAt Sydney Film Festival NERFINISHED
settingCountry Australia NERFINISHED
settingLocation Sydney NERFINISHED
starring Arthur Tauchert NERFINISHED
Gilbert Emery NERFINISHED
Lottie Lyell NERFINISHED
timePeriodDepicted early 20th century
writer Lottie Lyell NERFINISHED
Raymond Longford NERFINISHED

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Lottie Lyell notableWork The Sentimental Bloke
Raymond Longford notableWork The Sentimental Bloke