What was the most widely heard slip ever made?
Arguably, this occurred in Citizen Kane. After some 24 hours of filming, Joseph Cotten, portraying Jedediah Leland, said the following while pretending to be drunk. It was so perfect, they left it in! One imagines the laughing was also unscripted. Listen to Joseph Cotten That has drawn the attention of film critics. What did not make it above the film critic horizon, however, was the following from the same movie about thirty seconds later. (Thanks to linguist Jason Wells-Jensen for pointing this one out.
Arguably, this occurred in Citizen Kane. After some 24 hours of filming, Joseph Cotten, portraying Jedediah Leland, said the following while pretending to be drunk. It was so perfect, they left it in! One imagines the laughing was also unscripted. Listen to Joseph Cotten That has drawn the attention of film critics. What did not make it above the film critic horizon, however, was the following from the same movie about thirty seconds later.
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