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The Sentimental Bloke is a film of genre Drama directed by Raymond Longford with Lottie Lyell
The Sentimental Bloke (1919)
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Add to a movie listThe 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 considered the greatest Australian silent film, and one of the best Australian movies of all time.
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Bill is a Woolloomooloo larrikin, who vows to abandon his life of gambling (playing Two-up) and drinking after a spell in gaol following a raid on a two up game. He falls in love with Doreen (Lyell), who works in a pickle factory, but faces competition from a more sophisticated rival, Stor' at Coot.Actors
Lottie Lyell
(Doreen)
Gilbert Emery
(Ginger Mick)
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