The Dinkum Bloke
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The Dinkum Bloke is a 1923 Australian silent film
directed by Raymond Longford
. Despite the title and the presence of Arthur Tauchert
and Lottie Lyell
in the cast, the film is not a direct sequel to The Sentimental Bloke
(1919).
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
directed by Raymond Longford
Raymond Longford
Raymond Longford was a prolific Australian film director, writer, producer and actor during the silent era. Longford was a major director of the silent film era of the Australian cinema. He formed a production team with Lottie Lyell...
. Despite the title and the presence of Arthur Tauchert
Arthur Tauchert
Arthur Michael Tauchert was an Australian actor best known for playing the title role in The Sentimental Bloke , which made him one of the most popular Australian screen stars of the 1920s...
and Lottie Lyell
Lottie Lyell
Lottie Lyell was an Australian actress, screenwriter, editor and filmmaker born in Balmain, Sydney in 1890. She is regarded as Australia’s first film star, and also contributed to the local industry during the silent era with her collaborations with Raymond Longford.-Career:Charlotte Cox pursued...
in the cast, the film is not a direct sequel to The Sentimental Bloke
The Sentimental Bloke
The Sentimental Bloke is an Australian silent film based on the 1915 poem The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C.J. Dennis.The film, from the Southern Cross Feature Film Company of Adelaide, was made by Raymond Longford and Lottie Lyell, at that time the best known partnership in Australian cinema...
(1919).
External links
- The Dinkum Bloke at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...