Fake accent
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Myrna Loy
holchie — 15 years ago(October 20, 2010 09:20 AM)
Is there any name for the accent adopted by many of the actors and actresses of Ms. Loy's era? She is from Montana and L.A., but has some sort of fakey English accent. I have noticed it with other actors, but hers stands out as particularly ridiculous when I watch her movies. I assume these people were coached to talk with that affectation to their speech and was just wondering what it was called.