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Wow James, that one makes the Skua look swoopy!

Yes, James, we know he's from your adopted homeland...but I don't think he ever plaved a Tasmanian.
And he certainly ever used anything close to an Aussie accent in his films.

Just saw a short part of one of his films the other day...playing the Duke of Essex or somesuch against Bette Davis.

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Not 'adopted', John, born here, lived overseas, only ever an Australian citizen.

As to Flynn's accent, you might be surprised. I was, when listening to a 1940 newsreel group of 10 Squadron RAAF Sunderland crew at how 'British' they sounded; very different to our expectation. No idea what a 1930s Tasmanian accent might be like.

For instance here's Jacqueline Cochran talking in about 1942 - very different to a modern American accent, Florida or elsewhere.
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/girl- ... rom-u-s-a/

Neat little film, by the way.

Despite combing film records in detail, I can't find Flynn playing a Tasmanian, dammit.

Um, can we stop trying to sound piratical now?

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