| Cuc Lam's Suitcase Click here to download and play. (File is 17.3 Mb - MP4 Format) |
| This ev'nin' I was sittin' wiv Doreen, Peaceful an' 'appy wiv the day's work done, Watchin', be'ind the orchard's bonzer green, The flamin' wonder of the settin' sun. Another day gone by; another night Creepin' along to douse Day's golden light; Another dawning when the night is gone, To live an' love -- an' so life mooches on. Times I 'ave thought, when things was goin' crook, When 'Ope turned nark an' Love forgot to smile, Of somethin' I once seen in some old book Where an ole sorehead arsts, "Is life worf w'ile?" But in that stillness, as the day grows dim, An' I am sittin' there wiv 'er an' 'im-- My wife, my son! an' strength in me to strive, I only know -- it's good to be alive! Yeh live, yeh love, yeh learn; an' when yeh come To square the ledger in some thortful hour, The everlastin' answer to the sum Must allus be, "Where's sense in gittin' sour?" Fer when yeh've come to weigh the good an' bad -- The gladness wiv the sadness you 'ave 'ad -- Then 'im 'oo's faith in 'uman goodness fails Fergits to put 'is liver in the scales. Livin' an' loving learnin' day be day; Pausin' a minute in the barmy strife To find that 'elpin' others on the way Is gold coined fer your profit -- sich is life. I've studied books wiv yearnings to improve, To 'eave meself out of me lowly groove, An' 'ere is orl the change I ever got: "'Ark at yer 'eart, an' you kin learn the lot." I gives it in -- that wisdom o' the mind -- I wasn't built to play no lofty part. Orl such is welkim to the joys they find; I only know the wisdom o' the 'eart. An' ever it 'as taught me, day be day, The one same lesson in the same ole way: "Look fer yer profits in the 'earts o' friends, Fer 'atin' never paid no dividends." Life's wot yeh make it; an' the bloke 'oo tries To grab the shinin' stars frum out the skies Goes crook on life, an' calls the world a cheat, An' tramples on the daisies at 'is feet. But when the moon comes creepin' o'er the hill, An' when the mopoke calls along the creek, I takes me cup o' joy an' drinks me fill, An' arsts meself wot better could I seek. An' ev'ry song I 'ear the thrushes sing That everlastin' message seems to bring; An' ev'ry wind that whispers in the trees Gives me the tip there ain't no joys like these: Livin' an' loving wand'rin' on yeh way; Reapin' the 'arvest of a kind deed done; An' watching in the sundown of yer day, Yerself again, grown nobler in yer son. Knowin' that ev'ry coin o' kindness spent Bears interest in yer 'eart at cent per cent; Measurin' wisdom by the peace it brings To simple minds that values simple things. An' when I take a look along the way That I 'ave trod, it seems the man knows best, Who's met wiv slabs of sorrer in 'is day, When 'e is truly rich an' truly blest. An' I am rich, becos me eyes 'ave seen The lovelight in the eyes of my Doreen; An' I am blest, becos me feet 'ave trod A land 'oo's fields reflect the smile o' God. Livin' an' lovin'; learnin' to fergive The deeds an' words of some un'appy bloke Who's missed the bus -- so 'ave I come to live, An' take the 'ole mad world as 'arf a joke. Sittin' at ev'nin' in this sunset-land, Wiv 'Er in all the World to 'old me 'and, A son, to bear me name when I am gone.... Livin' an' lovin' -- so life mooches on. |
War. The Kid is ‘saved’ from his life as a wastrel by the love of a good woman, a
suitably reformist message – but most of the fun in the film concerns sin, in its many
forms.
The book, published in 1915, is set pre-War, and that may be part of what made it
popular with postwar audiences: it showed the city as a colourful pageant, full of
unlikely characters, horse-drawn carts (not cars), and plentiful diversion in the form of
pubs and ‘two-up’ schools. The reality, in cities like Sydney and Melbourne in 1920,
with thousands of maimed soldiers returning to grim prospects, was very different.
Part of what makes The Bloke so enduring is that Raymond Longford and Lottie Lyell
(who collaborated on all aspects of the film) have real affection for the milieu and
characters they depict. Arthur Higgins’ cinematography has an almost documentary feel
in some scenes, such as the wedding reception. Film acting in 1919 was usually much
more gestured than it is here. Arthur Tauchert, a former labourer himself, was
performing in suburban vaudeville theatres when he was cast. His performance as Bill,
the sentimental tough guy, grounds the whole film in reality. He can hardly believe his
luck in finding Doreen. The possibility that he might lose her is kept very real
throughout, because he’s very human, and succumbs easily to temptation. Even with
its reformist message, the film never seems preachy. Rather, it had a strongly optimistic
tone, a sense of hope – which may have been another reason for its success.
The film is based on C.J. Dennis' 1915 Australian poem The Songs of a Sentimental
Bloke. The film was produce by a South Australian company, The Southern Cross
Feature film Co, and shot in New South Wales. Most of the exteriors were filmed in the
Sydney suburb Woolloomooloo, Manley Beach, Bondi and The Royal Botanical
Gardens, Sydney. Interiors were shot at Wonderland City in Bondi. The text on the
inter-titles (designed by Lyell) was taken directly from Dennis' poem.
Longford and Lyell were the most successful film partnership in Australia at the time.
This film broke all existing box office records after debuting on October 4 1919 at
Melbourne Town Hall in Victoria.
suitably reformist message – but most of the fun in the film concerns sin, in its many
forms.
The book, published in 1915, is set pre-War, and that may be part of what made it
popular with postwar audiences: it showed the city as a colourful pageant, full of
unlikely characters, horse-drawn carts (not cars), and plentiful diversion in the form of
pubs and ‘two-up’ schools. The reality, in cities like Sydney and Melbourne in 1920,
with thousands of maimed soldiers returning to grim prospects, was very different.
Part of what makes The Bloke so enduring is that Raymond Longford and Lottie Lyell
(who collaborated on all aspects of the film) have real affection for the milieu and
characters they depict. Arthur Higgins’ cinematography has an almost documentary feel
in some scenes, such as the wedding reception. Film acting in 1919 was usually much
more gestured than it is here. Arthur Tauchert, a former labourer himself, was
performing in suburban vaudeville theatres when he was cast. His performance as Bill,
the sentimental tough guy, grounds the whole film in reality. He can hardly believe his
luck in finding Doreen. The possibility that he might lose her is kept very real
throughout, because he’s very human, and succumbs easily to temptation. Even with
its reformist message, the film never seems preachy. Rather, it had a strongly optimistic
tone, a sense of hope – which may have been another reason for its success.
The film is based on C.J. Dennis' 1915 Australian poem The Songs of a Sentimental
Bloke. The film was produce by a South Australian company, The Southern Cross
Feature film Co, and shot in New South Wales. Most of the exteriors were filmed in the
Sydney suburb Woolloomooloo, Manley Beach, Bondi and The Royal Botanical
Gardens, Sydney. Interiors were shot at Wonderland City in Bondi. The text on the
inter-titles (designed by Lyell) was taken directly from Dennis' poem.
Longford and Lyell were the most successful film partnership in Australia at the time.
This film broke all existing box office records after debuting on October 4 1919 at
Melbourne Town Hall in Victoria.
The Bloke, as it’s affectionately
known, is remarkable for the
naturalism of its acting and the
humour with which it portrays a
working class milieu. Dennis’s
poem is set in Melbourne, but
Raymond Longford and Lottie
Lyell, the writers/directors/stars
relocated it to Sydney’s
Woolloomooloo, which had a well-
deserved reputation as a tough,
inner-city neighbourhood. The
violent gangs (or ‘pushes’) had
largely disappeared by the time it
was made, and Australia was just
emerging from the First World
known, is remarkable for the
naturalism of its acting and the
humour with which it portrays a
working class milieu. Dennis’s
poem is set in Melbourne, but
Raymond Longford and Lottie
Lyell, the writers/directors/stars
relocated it to Sydney’s
Woolloomooloo, which had a well-
deserved reputation as a tough,
inner-city neighbourhood. The
violent gangs (or ‘pushes’) had
largely disappeared by the time it
was made, and Australia was just
emerging from the First World
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| Answers: 1. Arthur Tauchert 2. Lottie Lyell 3. The Sydney, Australia, suuburb of Woolloomooloo. The image is from the classic silent Australian film The Sentimental Bloke. |
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| Answer to Quiz #189 - 21 December 2008 |
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| 1. Name the actor that portrayed this larrikin who was arrested for playing Two-up. 2. Name the actress that portrayed this sheila who worked in a pickle factory. 3. What is the name of the suburb where this bonzer film was produced? |
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| Comments from Our Readers |
I picked a good thing to Google, "ding-dong row", and the answers fell right out. The
movie is "The Sentimental Bloke" made in Australia in 1919 and released in 1920.
And, as frequently happens, this quiz uncovered a lot of interesting reading on a subject
I was not at all familiar with.
The movie itself is interesting and I enjoyed seeing the clips that are available, but I
especially enjoyed looking at the poetry of C.J. Dennis on which the movie is based.
They are absolutely wonderful once you get the hang of his particular dialect.
http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/denniscj/sbloke/themooch.html is my favorite.
Carolyn Cornelius
*****
The Photo Quizzes have added a new dimension to my life - activities I look forward
to, each week. Thirteen years ago, I retired as an elementary school principal. A goal of
that last year was to introduce teachers to the Internet because I knew it would be an
interesting and comprehensive vehicle for learning. It seemed very frustrating to
achieve this, in the fall of 1995. Around this time, Bell Canada introduced Sympatico.ca
internet services and I was one of the first subscribers, at home, in Jan. 1996.(when I
retired) What was so hard to introduce into the school was so easy to put into my
house. Look, now, at what is available to children in school. Hopefully they are at least
as intrigued, as I am, by the wealth of information available. Hopefully, they are
discerning as they explore different sources online. Each photo quiz challenges us to
explore areas of the “web” that otherwise we would never know about. Hopefully,
children find as much fun exploring similar challenges. Don Draper
*****
I learned a few things Australian in finding the answers to this quiz. Larrikin,Two-up
were the first two terms I searched. Then it was a matter of finding an Australian actor
from that era, which led to the final websites.
Thanks, that was a bonzer quiz! Dan Schlesinger
*****
'Strewth, though I might make a blue, the fair dinkum answers from "Oz" are:
1. Arthur Tauchert, 2. Lottie Lyell, 3. Woolloomooloo. Carl Blessing
*****
I found this movie when I googled “silent movie text ding-dong” and saw reference to
it. Once I learned the name of the movie, then I googled it in the subject line and was
able to get the information I needed to answer the quiz from the following web site http:
//australianscreen.com.au/titles/sentimental-bloke/. Norm Smith
*****
Man, that woman looks like Mr Bean!! Marilyn Hamill
*****
What a hoot. Too bad the website didn't have a clip of the melodramic music that
would have been playing! Your clues were the give away...Google is an awesome
search engine! Barbara Battles
*****
Hope this makes up for my MAJOR errors (assumptions, and yes, I know what those
made me! :-) last week! I'm so glad you don't include a list of "losers"!
Cari Thomas
*****
really enjoyed this quiz as it allows one to use the full versitlity of the internet. I also
added to my vocabulary "Larrikin" is a completely new word for me. "Sheila" was a
great hint to go down-under. Jim Kiser
*****
It was interesting to read that the actors also had a relationship in real life, but Arthur
was married and his Catholic wife would not give him a divorce to marry Lottie.
Elaine C. Hebert
*****
movie is "The Sentimental Bloke" made in Australia in 1919 and released in 1920.
And, as frequently happens, this quiz uncovered a lot of interesting reading on a subject
I was not at all familiar with.
The movie itself is interesting and I enjoyed seeing the clips that are available, but I
especially enjoyed looking at the poetry of C.J. Dennis on which the movie is based.
They are absolutely wonderful once you get the hang of his particular dialect.
http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/denniscj/sbloke/themooch.html is my favorite.
Carolyn Cornelius
*****
The Photo Quizzes have added a new dimension to my life - activities I look forward
to, each week. Thirteen years ago, I retired as an elementary school principal. A goal of
that last year was to introduce teachers to the Internet because I knew it would be an
interesting and comprehensive vehicle for learning. It seemed very frustrating to
achieve this, in the fall of 1995. Around this time, Bell Canada introduced Sympatico.ca
internet services and I was one of the first subscribers, at home, in Jan. 1996.(when I
retired) What was so hard to introduce into the school was so easy to put into my
house. Look, now, at what is available to children in school. Hopefully they are at least
as intrigued, as I am, by the wealth of information available. Hopefully, they are
discerning as they explore different sources online. Each photo quiz challenges us to
explore areas of the “web” that otherwise we would never know about. Hopefully,
children find as much fun exploring similar challenges. Don Draper
*****
I learned a few things Australian in finding the answers to this quiz. Larrikin,Two-up
were the first two terms I searched. Then it was a matter of finding an Australian actor
from that era, which led to the final websites.
Thanks, that was a bonzer quiz! Dan Schlesinger
*****
'Strewth, though I might make a blue, the fair dinkum answers from "Oz" are:
1. Arthur Tauchert, 2. Lottie Lyell, 3. Woolloomooloo. Carl Blessing
*****
I found this movie when I googled “silent movie text ding-dong” and saw reference to
it. Once I learned the name of the movie, then I googled it in the subject line and was
able to get the information I needed to answer the quiz from the following web site http:
//australianscreen.com.au/titles/sentimental-bloke/. Norm Smith
*****
Man, that woman looks like Mr Bean!! Marilyn Hamill
*****
What a hoot. Too bad the website didn't have a clip of the melodramic music that
would have been playing! Your clues were the give away...Google is an awesome
search engine! Barbara Battles
*****
Hope this makes up for my MAJOR errors (assumptions, and yes, I know what those
made me! :-) last week! I'm so glad you don't include a list of "losers"!
Cari Thomas
*****
really enjoyed this quiz as it allows one to use the full versitlity of the internet. I also
added to my vocabulary "Larrikin" is a completely new word for me. "Sheila" was a
great hint to go down-under. Jim Kiser
*****
It was interesting to read that the actors also had a relationship in real life, but Arthur
was married and his Catholic wife would not give him a divorce to marry Lottie.
Elaine C. Hebert
*****
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Two-up is a traditional Australian gambling game, involving a designated 'Spinner'
throwing two coins into the air. Players gamble on whether the coins will fall with both
heads up, both tails up, or with one coin a head, and one a tail (known as 'Odds'). It is
traditionally played on ANZAC Day in pubs and clubs throughout Australia, in part to
mark a shared experience with Diggers through the ages.
throwing two coins into the air. Players gamble on whether the coins will fall with both
heads up, both tails up, or with one coin a head, and one a tail (known as 'Odds'). It is
traditionally played on ANZAC Day in pubs and clubs throughout Australia, in part to
mark a shared experience with Diggers through the ages.
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| The Plot |
Bill, AKA ‘The Kid’ (Arthur Tauchert), a
larrikin from the Sydney dockside suburb
of Woolloomooloo, gets a six-month
sentence when he’s caught in a two-up
game. After he’s released, he falls for
Doreen (Lottie Lyell), an upright young
woman who works in a pickle factory.
She makes him renounce drinking,
gambling and running with the local
‘push’ (or gang). They marry and
although he’s not yet fully reformed, the
love of a good woman helps him to find a
future. /australianscreen.com.au/titles/sentimental-bloke/
larrikin from the Sydney dockside suburb
of Woolloomooloo, gets a six-month
sentence when he’s caught in a two-up
game. After he’s released, he falls for
Doreen (Lottie Lyell), an upright young
woman who works in a pickle factory.
She makes him renounce drinking,
gambling and running with the local
‘push’ (or gang). They marry and
although he’s not yet fully reformed, the
love of a good woman helps him to find a
future. /australianscreen.com.au/titles/sentimental-bloke/
| Curator's Notes by Paul Byrne http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/sentimental-bloke/, also drawn from http://www.archive.org/details/Sentimental_bloke |
| Click here to see clip of The Sentimental Bloke My Precious Bit of Fluff |
| Click here to see clip of The Sentimental Bloke The Two-Up School |
| Click here to see clip of The Sentimental Bloke A Ding-Dong Row |
| How Tamura Solved the Puzzle |
| Finally, TinEye to the rescue again. TinEye finds: http://svc012.wic030p.server-web.com/photocredits.aspx and http://svc012.wic030p.server-web.com/help.aspx The server does not have the entire photo, but uses part of it for its banner. TinEye's index is small, but its search is pretty amazing. That web site is the site of the Australian film commission. The file name of the banner is sentbloke_banner.jpg. Its so-called alt-text (hover your mouse or look in the page source) is "The Sentimental Bloke, 1919" Well, that probably solves the puzzle ;-) A google search fills in the rest. Tamura Jones |
| How Harold Solved the Puzzle |
| I worked your clues by searching on "larrikin" and found it to be an Australian term for ruffian. Searching on "australian silent movie larrikin" produced (among others) the following site, http://australianscreen.com.au/tags/silent+cinema/?order=chrono , which had clips from "The Sentimental Bloke" (1919) containing the scene you posted. Good fun! Harold Clupper |
| The Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis XIV. The Mooch of Life http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/..... |
| A Ding Dong Row |
| The actor who was portrayed as a "Llarrikin," Portraying "Bill" the badly behaved young man, Was Arthur Tauchert, of Australian thespian fame, Who got caught in the "Two-up" scam. The actress who portrayed the maligned heroine, Portraying the role "Doreen", was Lottie Lyell. Worried that if she married the boisterous Bill, He again would wind up in a prison cell. The filming location of this remarkable film, Was selected within the Sydney, Australia, view, Mainly in the Working Class areas of, Darington and Woolomooloo. The "Sentimental Bloke" movie, Is still regarded by reviewers many, As the greatest silent film, Australia has ever produced of any. Robert Edward McKenna Forensic Genealogy Quiz Poet Laureate |
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| More Australian National Treasures http://nationaltreasures.com.au/ |
| Waltzing Matilda The National Song of Australia Click here to download and play. (File is 15.2 Mb - MP4 Format) |
| Note: Waltzing Matilda is Aussie-speak for going on a hike. It has nothing to do with dancing. |
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| The Story behind the Discovery of the Original Negative of The Sentimental Bloke in the George Eastman Collection Click here to download and play. (File is 15.6 Mb - MP4 Format) http://nationaltreasures.com.au/treasures/blokefilm/ |
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| The Convict's Shirt Click here to download and play. (File is 11.9 Mb - MP4 Format) |
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| Phar Lap's Hide Click here to download and play. (File is 11.9 Mb - MP4 Format) |
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| List of Locations where The Sentimental Bloke Was Filmed according to the Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com |
| Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (shots of sunsets & sunrises for the intertitles) Bondi, New South Wales, Australia (interiors) (open air sets) Hornsby Valley, New South Wales, Australia (orchard scenes) (near Sydney) Manly Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia New South Wales, Australia Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (as Royal Botanical Gardens) South Australia, Australia (shots of sunsets & sunrises for the intertitles) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Wonderland City, Bondi, New South Wales, Australia (interiors) (open air sets) Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia |