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It Happened on Fifth Avenue

  • 1947
  • Approved
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Don DeFore, Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm in It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
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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.

  • Director
    • Roy Del Ruth
  • Writers
    • Everett Freeman
    • Vick Knight
    • Herbert Clyde Lewis
  • Stars
    • Don DeFore
    • Ann Harding
    • Charles Ruggles
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,151
    1,577
    • Director
      • Roy Del Ruth
    • Writers
      • Everett Freeman
      • Vick Knight
      • Herbert Clyde Lewis
    • Stars
      • Don DeFore
      • Ann Harding
      • Charles Ruggles
    • 103User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    Don DeFore
    Don DeFore
    • Jim Bullock
    Ann Harding
    Ann Harding
    • Mary O'Connor
    Charles Ruggles
    Charles Ruggles
    • Michael J. O'Connor
    • (as Charlie Ruggles)
    Victor Moore
    Victor Moore
    • Aloysius T. McKeever
    Gale Storm
    Gale Storm
    • Trudy O'Connor
    Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
    • Farrow
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • Cecil Felton
    Alan Hale Jr.
    Alan Hale Jr.
    • Whitey Temple
    Dorothea Kent
    Dorothea Kent
    • Margie Temple
    Edward Ryan
    • Hank
    • (as Edward Ryan Jr.)
    Cathy Carter
    • Alice
    Jean Andren
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Johnny Arthur
    Johnny Arthur
    • Apartment Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Florence Auer
    Florence Auer
    • Miss Parker
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Belasco
    Leon Belasco
    • Musician
    • (uncredited)
    George Blagoi
    George Blagoi
    • Executive
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Man Tossing Pudding
    • (uncredited)
    John Breen
    • Man Tossing Pudding
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy Del Ruth
    • Writers
      • Everett Freeman
      • Vick Knight
      • Herbert Clyde Lewis
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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]

    User reviews103

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    7/10

    Far-fetched But Cute

    This is one of those cute, kind of fantasy, holiday movies of the 1940s with acting veterans, Victor Moore and Charles Ruggles leading the show. It's a decent NYC-set film, albeit far fetched most of the way through. Don Defore and Gale Storm add to the fun. Also, look for a very young Alan Hale Jr long before his Skipper role in the tv show, 'Gilligan's Island'. 'It Happened on Fifth Avenue' despite its many flaws, is a lot of fun and worth watching.
    • myronlearn
    • Dec 3, 2021
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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBOMAX
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • It Happened on 5th Avenue
    • Filming locations
      • Newport News, Virginia, USA
    • Production company
      • Roy Del Ruth Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,700,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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