Annie Was a Wonder

Name: Annie Was a Wonder
Genre: Family
Released: 1949-01-29
Rating: 4.8
Cast: John Nesbitt, Kathleen Freeman, Howard Negley, Ruth Lee, Sven Hugo Borg

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1949

Release Year

11 min

Runtime

Family

Overview

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Scandinavian immigrant Annie Swenson, who worked as cook and housekeeper in his family's home while he was growing up.

Keywords

immigrant

nostalgia

housekeeper

Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Kathleen Freeman

Annie Swenson

Howard Negley

Mr. Nesbitt

Ruth Lee

Mrs. Nesbitt

Sven Hugo Borg

Gus

Charles Bates

Younger Son (uncredited)

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@Geronimo1967

July 12, 2025

7/10

I quite enjoyed this jolly depiction of the narrator’s young life with Swedish housekeeper Annie (Kathleen Freeman). Right from day one, she isn’t about to be played pranks upon by the brothers, but by joining in their hosepipe game risks a swift termination of her fortnight’s trial. Luckily, she ca…

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