The Sentimental Bloke

The Sentimental Bloke (1932)

A larrikin is reformed due to the love of a good woman.

Date of release
1932-03-26
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy
Director
F.W. Thring

Casting

Interesting facts

The Sentimental Bloke is a 1932 Australian film directed by F. W. Thring and starring Cecil Scott and Ray Fisher. It is an adaptation of the 1915 novel Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis, which had previously been filmed in 1919.

Production

Dennis was hired to adapt his own story. Dialogue was rewritten by Dennis in prose and updated to the modern era. It placed greater emphasis on supporting characters than the 1919 film, adding a detective plot about Uncle Jim being conned over his discovery of gold in his orchard.

The female lead, Ray Fisher, was signed by Thring to a five-year contract. She later married champion jockey Billy Cook.

Raymond Longford later claimed he worked on the film as an associate. According to Jack Murray, assistant to cinematographer Arthur Higgins, Thing was a director in name only and the real director was Higgins. It was Efftee's most expensive film.

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