THE TRANSATLANTIC ACCENT: Did Anyone Really Speak Like That?

This is about the Golden Age of Hollywood roughly 1929-1945 and the mid-Atlantic or transatlantic accent. How real was it? What were the best movies of the era? Sign up for The Rambler newsletter here. https://letthemtalktv.substack.com/ It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! Become a Patreon of LetThemTalkTV. Wisdom guaranteed. More information here. www.patreon.com/LetThemTalkTV This is a follow up to my earlier video. Learn the Transatlantic Accent | Half British, Half American 100% Wonderful https://youtu.be/IL2MJ8rQ12E I also discuss Dr Lindsey's critique here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xoDsZFwF-c&t=575s Two films on my list are in the public domain and available on YouTube His Girl Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09hOfgr3i-g&t=959s My Man Godfrey (the 1936 version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcFzq4EUH4E&t=5462s 01:56 The Classic story 03:12 Angry comments 05:27 A more nuanced interpretation 06:30 Franklin Delano Roosevelt 08:06 Katherine Hepburn, Betty Davi 10:33 Cary Grant 11:54 Sound equipment 12:49 Orson Welles and... 12:30 The Golden Age of Hollywood 16:12 Facts and Stats 17:24 Why did they make such great movies? 23:48 It Happened One Night 25:21 The Petrified Forest 27:33 The Philadelphia Story 28:49 His Girl Friday 30:41 The Maltese Falcon 31:53 Double Indemnity 32:53 My Man Godfrey 34:52 Your top picks #transatlanticaccent #midatlanticaccent