American Spoken Here

  • Genre: History
  • Run time: 11 min
  • Premiere: 1940. November 30.

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang.

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John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Barbara Bedford

Corset Buyer (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Fast Talker (uncredited)

John Butler

Man on Subway (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Mike Fink (uncredited)

Harry Depp

Customer (uncredited)

George Guhl

Bartender (uncredited)

John Harmon

Soda Jerk (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Drunk (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton

Young Marksman (uncredited)

Ray Teal

Bartender (uncredited)

Camera

Clyde De Vinna

Director of Photography

Directing

Basil Wrangell

Director

Production

John Nesbitt

Producer

Writing

Camera

Clyde De Vinna

Director of Photography

Directing

Basil Wrangell

Director

Production

John Nesbitt

Producer

Writing