Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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- 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?

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This is a follow up to my earlier video.
Learn the Transatlantic Accent | Half British, Half American 100% Wonderful
youtu.be/IL2MJ8rQ12E
I also discuss Dr Lindsey's critique here
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
youtube.com/watch?v=09hOfgr3i-g&t=959s

My Man Godfrey (the 1936 version)
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

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