major factual errors


This was originally in the "Goofs" section, but for some reason has been removed, so I'm posting it here. Contrary to the suggestion in the film, Logue's contribution to helping the king was public knowledge early on. The king bestowed an honor on Logue on the eve of his coronation in 1937 -- a news story actually appeared on the front page of the New York Times under the headline, "King Honors Australian Who Alleviated Stammer." Moreover, the challenging speech at which Logue coaxed the king through was not the war speech in 1939 but the coronation radio address two years earlier. In fact, Logue's voice was picked up by the microphones at the beginning, quietly urging the king: "Now take it quietly, Sir."

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Yes, but Logue was at every speech the king gave except for one toward the end. So I'm sure he was at that one too.

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Not a goof.

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