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Annie Was a Wonder (1949)In this entry in the Passing Parade series, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Annie Swenson, who worked as a cook/housekeeper in the Nesbitt home when he was growing up. Annie was ... See full summary » Director:Edward L. CahnWriter:John Nesbitt |
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Annie Swenson
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Mr. Nesbitt
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In this entry in the Passing Parade series, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Annie Swenson, who worked as a cook/housekeeper in the Nesbitt home when he was growing up. Annie was one of thousands of Scandinavian immigrant girls who came to America in the early years of the 20th century in search of a better life. Written by David Glagovsky <dglagovsky@verizon.net>
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29 January 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
John Nesbitt's Passing Parade: Annie Was a Wonder See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Narrator: We take this story from a time now gone from the American passing parade forever, the day of the hired girl. Before the First World War, 45,000 lonely immigrant girls arrived each year. Their wages were fifteen dollars a month. They worked 84 hours a week, 14 hours a day. Whatever their names, Bridgette or Herta or Mary or Helga, they were, in a way, the last wave of pioneers seeking a new world. Our first one was Annie Swenson, from Vallborg, Sweden. We'd never had a servant ...
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(1888)
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Excerps from the second movement played during the opening credits
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[first lines]Narrator: We take this story from a time now gone from the American passing parade forever, the day of the hired girl. Before the First World War, 45,000 lonely immigrant girls arrived each year. Their wages were fifteen dollars a month. They worked 84 hours a week, 14 hours a day. Whatever their names, Bridgette or Herta or Mary or Helga, they were, in a way, the last wave of pioneers seeking a new world. Our first one was Annie Swenson, from Vallborg, Sweden. We'd never had a servant ...
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"Symphony No.5 in E Minor, Op.64"(1888)
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Kathleen Freeman was an actress who seemed to have been in practically everything over the years--ranging from playing a semi-regular on "Hogan's Heroes" to a "Naked Gun" film to "The Magnetic Monster" to "The Dick Van Dyke Show". She was one of those faces you instantly recognize but whose name you don't recall and her IMDb credits run to almost 300 entries! Freeman plays Annie Swenson--a Swedish immigrant who comes to work for the narrator's family in the early 20th century. It seems that a lot of single foreign women came to the US that way--and they worked incredibly hard as domestics to support themselves. As such, the film is like a tribute to these women and both a nice history lesson AND a sweet little short film. See the film and you'll know what I mean--it's very well made and easy to like.