It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947
A
1h 56m

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Don DeFore, Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm in It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.

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7.6/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Don DeFore

Jim Bullock

Ann Harding

Mary O'Connor

Charles Ruggles

Michael J. O'Connor
(as Charlie Ruggles)

Victor Moore

Aloysius T. McKeever

Gale Storm

Trudy O'Connor

Grant Mitchell

Farrow

Edward Brophy

Cecil Felton

Alan Hale Jr.

Whitey Temple

Dorothea Kent

Margie Temple

Edward Ryan

Hank
(as Edward Ryan Jr.)

Cathy Carter

Alice

Jean Andren

Secretary
(uncredited)

Johnny Arthur

Apartment Manager
(uncredited)

Florence Auer

Miss Parker
(uncredited)

Leon Belasco

Musician
(uncredited)

George Blagoi

Executive
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Man Tossing Pudding
(uncredited)

John Breen

Man Tossing Pudding
(uncredited)

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9/10

How have I missed this one?

"Sort of a Christmas movie and not really a musical" is how a friend described this to me. Kind of a perfect description and is the reason I decided to watch it. And finding out it starred Gale Storm was icing on the cake. I watched My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show when I was a kid and she was a family favorite in those days.

It's a little uneven and could've used some better continuity in spots, but I loved it. And seeing Alan Hale, Jr as a young man was a delightful surprise.

Heartwarming, sweet, and just the right amount of sappy, I highly recommend this one.

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Trivia
The movie originally was planned to be directed by Frank Capra, but he chose to do It's a Wonderful Life (1946) instead.

Goofs
Alice recounts her proposal seven years earlier at a Gregory Peck film. Peck's first film was in 1944, only three years before the movie is set.

Quotes
Aloysius T. McKeever: And I would like to feel that you're all my friends. For to be without friends is a serious form of poverty.

Connections
Featured in 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (2022)

Soundtracks
It's a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling
Lyrics by Harry Revel
Music by Harry Revel
Performed by The King's Men then
Performed by Gale Storm, Don DeFore and Victor Moore
[Sung over the main titles/opening credits, then later as Trudy, Jim and Mac are walking through the park arm in arm in running into Mike]