This one reel short subject was the debut of beloved character actress Kathleen Freeman in which she plays Swedish immigrant Annie, who hires out as domestic help for what we would consider really pittance wages of $15.00 a week. For that she put in an 84 hour work week. It's bad enough, but you also have to remember she's live in help as well and her room and board are free.
As Annie, all the brassiness that characterized Kathleen Freeman's screen persona is all there. The charm is there too as she wins her place in the affections of the family that hired her. Her good Swedish cooking helps in that department.
Kathleen Freeman worked steady on the big and small screen from this point on right up to her death in 2001. I'm not sure she ever starred in anything other than this short subject from John Nesbitt's Passing Parade Series. Yet this particular short was an Oscar winner in 1948 and the reason for it is Kathleen Freeman.
She went places and we the audience are all the better for it.
As Annie, all the brassiness that characterized Kathleen Freeman's screen persona is all there. The charm is there too as she wins her place in the affections of the family that hired her. Her good Swedish cooking helps in that department.
Kathleen Freeman worked steady on the big and small screen from this point on right up to her death in 2001. I'm not sure she ever starred in anything other than this short subject from John Nesbitt's Passing Parade Series. Yet this particular short was an Oscar winner in 1948 and the reason for it is Kathleen Freeman.
She went places and we the audience are all the better for it.