Alicia Morton in the 1999 version of Annie. This is one of my most favorite parts of this movie. I just love how she is so interested in just watching him work.
I'm in the process of possibly getting a better internet connection real soon, and if I do I will definitely try to put the whole movie on here. It would just take forever with my current internet. I had to buy the DVD on ebay. You can get it for pretty cheap there. But yeah, I know it would be nice if it was just on youtube. So yeah, I'm trying:-)
To match more modern times I guess?🤔. Keep in mind, back in the 1930s, a lot of what you see in this Disney version, would’ve never happened. There’s no way orphans in the 1930s would be diverse, nor would the secretary to the Warbucks be African American.
also,being realistic,this film was set in the 1920s.....not in a million years would any black person be taken on as a personal secretary to someone like warbucks,the most she would be doing would be cleaning rooms etc....harsh but true.
Not true. President FDR is in this film. During his tenure as President, Mary McLeod Bethune was a presidential advisor and presidential appointee. Also, there were about 45 Black federal government executives. So, why do you find it so hard to believe that a black woman would be a personal assistant in NYC? Racist. Bigoted. Much.
Also, W. Ralph Eubanks middle class white grandfather married a black woman in ALABAMA and lived openly married to her in 1914 in Alabama. So, do NOT be so quick to be dismissive of this Annie's storyline and role portrayed by Audra McDowell and "Daddy Warbucks."
Shows how much this guy knows. Old comment, I know, but there were PLENTY of Black people serving in roles supporting prestigious White businessmen. Black people were skilled businesspeople as well who usually helped White people essentially.
