American Spoken Here

An off-screen narrator tells us that English is two languages, standard and slang. We watch several quick conversations spoken entirely in slang. Then, in reenactments of scenes from the past, actors illustrate the origins of some common expressions while the narrator explains them: minding one's P's and Q's, kicking the bucket, pin money, doing a Brodie, and, in a lengthy concluding segment, the derivation of "fink."


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  • Passing Parade No. 19: American Spoken Here
English
  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 237514
  • Status Released
  • Released United States of America November 30, 1940
  • Content Rating United States of America NR
  • Runtime 11 minutes
  • Genres Documentary Indie
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Box Office Worldwide $0 US $0
  • Movie Type or Format Short
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  • Created August 19, 2021 by
    Agus Escudero
  • Modified July 18, 2023 by
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