Feb 07, 1948
10 min
Full-HD

My Old Town (1948)

Narrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his hometown and childhood in this Passing Parade series short.

Category

Family

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Boy Watching Gopher (uncredited)

Anne O'Neal

Miss Jackson (uncredited)

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