Morpheus

From The History of English Podcast

Bonus Episode: Rise and Fall of the Classic Movie Accent

Published
March 31, 2023
Length
41:07

Audio is streamed from the publisher.

Show notes

In this episode from the Patreon archives, we examine the accent used by actors and actresses in very old movies. We look at the origin of that accent and examine why it was adopted by the film industry in the first few decades of sound in motion pictures.