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thucythucy

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15. Nope, he's saying "Weygand,"
Sat Apr 27, 2024, 07:42 PM
Apr 2024

which is pronounced, "Vay Gone." He says it fast and in his Peter Lorre accent, but it's Weygand.

It's arguable that Weygand at the time was actually as well known as de Gaulle, maybe even more so, as was Vichy official Admiral Darlan, another major player in the aftermath to Operation Torch. The movie came out not too long after the Allied landings in North Africa, and both Weygand and Darlan were prominent in the news.

And if any Americans were familiar with de Gaulle, they would have known how absurd it was to have him as the signer of the letters.

Imagine a scene in a movie about the American revolution:

"...Something even you have never seen. Letters signed by George Washington, which every British official is bound to respect..."

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Also the Letters of Transit.. Permanut Apr 2024 #1
I don't mind that. thucythucy Apr 2024 #11
Just some more information, not a reply. LiberalLoner Apr 2024 #2
Yes, and I think this gives the film an added poignancy. nt thucythucy Apr 2024 #12
I always heard it as De Gaulle myself ... Auggie Apr 2024 #3
Same peeves about it as you have! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2024 #4
I always thought he said General De Gaulle too, but just now grumpyduck Apr 2024 #5
I don't think Lorre made a mistake. thucythucy Apr 2024 #13
I didn't realize that Casablanca was a documentary. I thought it was just a movie Deuxcents Apr 2024 #6
Actually, as Hollywood movies of that era go, thucythucy Apr 2024 #14
"Signed by General DeGaulle" Frasier Balzov Apr 2024 #7
Nope, he's saying "Weygand," thucythucy Apr 2024 #15
You're right. Frasier Balzov Apr 2024 #18
Well, it's a hugely common mistake, thucythucy Apr 2024 #19
Splendid piece. Thanks for sharing on my favorite film. I too feel the renewed wound when "Sam", Dooley Wilson's... brush Apr 2024 #8
I don't know if I could categorize it as film noire, thucythucy Apr 2024 #16
Again an excellent read. And I have to dispute your last sentence... brush Apr 2024 #20
Thank you for all your kind words. thucythucy Apr 2024 #21
"Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?" Frasier Balzov Apr 2024 #9
I think the issue is different in Huckleberry Finn. thucythucy Apr 2024 #17
It might as well have been made in 1939 with social attitudes like that reflected in the movie ZonkerHarris Apr 2024 #10
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