A 30 minute documentary on CJ Dennis and the poem.
Cast
* Ken Goodlet as the Bloke
*Margherita Keane as Doreen
*Agnes Dobson as Mar
*Wyn Roberts as Ginger Mick
*James Lynch as Steeny Isaacs
Four of Dennis' friends talk about Dennis during the production
*cartoonist David Low
* English poet John Masefield
*Hal Gyle, illustrator of Dennis' later work The Songs of the Sentimental Bloke
*Alec Chisolm who wrote Dennis' biography
Production
It was shot in Melbourne at the ABC's studios. Apparently it was the first production to be videotaped there.
It was produced by Kit Denton who also compare. Two poems are read out and acted to mime.
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| SMH 29 Jan 1962 |
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| The Age 25 Jan 1962 |
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