| KINGS ENGLISH reel 2 Brilliant film about teaching foreign students (and yokels) to speak the "King's English" - superb! | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6584 |
| Catalog #: | 488701 | |
| Clip Number: | 488701-4 | |
| Orginal Film: | DOCUMENTARIES | |
| Timecode: | 01:46:33 - 01:50:47 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | Interior of the English pronunciation expert. He goes and turns off his radio as the shipping forecast begins. The door bell rings and our French friend is let in. He rushes in saying: "Mon Dieu, Mon Dieu" - he is upset that the newspaper man didn't understand him. The professor sits him down and gives him a lesson in how to speak English the correct way. The lower jaw has to be moved differently if Frenchie is to get hold of English rhythm. The professor sits at his desk and uses a pen and paper to show the difference in rhythm between French and English. The phrase used is: "This is the house that Jack built." The Frenchman is told that French rhythm is: "like a machine gun." English rhythm is made up of dots and dashes like Morse Code. Frenchie is tutored, he rushes out of the house when he feels he has the hang of it, running out onto the street and leaving his teacher looking puzzled. The newspaperman is lighting a cigarette with his head turned away from the Frenchman when he comes up behind him and says: "It is magnificent that Sir Malcolm Campbell has broken the world record again." The newspaperman says: "Just fine" then looks surprised when he sees who has spoken. C/U of him taking off his cap and scratching his head. | |
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