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The Sentimental Bloke (1963)

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How it feels

A half-hour ballet based on a classic Australian poem. It tells a gentle love story through dance.

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What happens

The Sentimental Bloke is a 1963 Australian television film. It was a half-hour ballet aired on ABC. It is based on the poem, The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis. A copy of the telecast is held by the National Film and Sound Archive, despite having aired in an era where wiping was common. It was recorded at ABC's studios in Southbank. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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