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hume cronyn sucks

posted 17 years ago by Moannugs
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i liked this movie but hume cronyn's faux british accent is a f'in abomination....it starts out american for the first few minutes of his apperance in the film and then suddenly shifts to a horrible attempt at a british accent....

[–] shadycady 17 years ago

Yes, I know. His accent is pretty weak.

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[–] rexshard93 17 years ago

Hume Cronyn's performance was great. I agree that his accent was weak.

[–] shadycady 17 years ago

That is what I should have said. He is a great actor, but the accent was not up to par.
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[–] Moannugs 16 years ago

his wife was a far better actor than he was.

[–] shadycady 16 years ago

Yes, Jessica Tandy was sublime.

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[–] rexshard93 16 years ago

I don't know. Hume Cronyn was terrific in Brute Force. His performance as Munsey was stunning.

[–] MikeyParks 11 years ago

She didn't play men as well though.

[–] onepotato2 16 years ago

Yeah, it's quite horrible, and it strays into a bad Aussie accent by the end. But Hume Cronyn is very, very good in 'The Postman always Rings Twice.'

[–] Sunflower007 16 years ago

~ I thought Hume Cronyn was pretty good in this movie.

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[–] AriesJB4 15 years ago

He would have been better off had the production staff cast him as a Canadian which he was in real life.

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[–] bplarrow 13 years ago

didn't even notice that he attempted to speak with a british accent!

[–] Renaldo Matlin 12 years ago

Wait, Hume Cronyn's character was supposed to be British!?

Oh well, he's still a FINE ACTOR though, despite him trying to squeeze every ALLIED accent into one person. xD

[–] El_Jeffro 11 years ago

I think he had a pretty good London accent. And it comes as no wonder, being that he was born in London.

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[–] gbennett5 11 years ago

He's terrific in the film, as he was in everything. And he's oddly sexy
in this movie, which I find intriguing.

[–] greenbudgie 8 years ago

It did seem strange to see Hume Cronyn with a hint of libido in his scenes. He even takes his glasses off in this movie.

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[–] karmala2 11 years ago

He was born in London, Ontario, Canada.

I though He was supposed to be Australian in this.

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[–] Clemencedane 11 years ago

He sounds Canadian to me. I've watched most of the film now and had no idea he was meant be British.