Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 14, 2018 1:25:29 GMT
Noticed that .. which is why the no accent = failed accent comments were confusing.
BTW .. has anyone noticed that Dick Van Dyke as Bert's accent is heard today as "not so great"
But his accent as Mr Dawes Senior is quite acceptable ?
Kids in 1964 no doubt thought that's what an English Chimney Sweep sounded like in any case
More on Mary Poppins
Ed Wynn's character, Uncle Albert, was originally written as having a Viennese accent. Wynn, however, didn't attempt the accent--or even an English accent, for that matter. He was just himself, ad-libbing many of the lines he says while laughing on the ceiling in the "I Love to Laugh" scene.