It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

NR ★ 7.0/10 116 min Comedy, Romance, Music United States English

Director: Roy Del Ruth

Screenplay by: Everett Freeman
Dialogue: Vick Knight
Story by: Herbert Clyde Lewis, Frederick Stephani

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It's 1947's Richest Comedy!

Description

A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.

Top Cast

Don DeFore Jim Bullock

Ann Harding Mary O'Connor

Charles Ruggles Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor

Victor Moore Aloysius T. McKeever

Gale Storm Trudy O'Connor

Grant Mitchell Al Farrow

Edward Brophy Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

Alan Hale Jr. Whitey Temple

It Happened on Fifth Avenue Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

BFI The Ultimate Christmas Watchlist

British Film Institute #48

Critic Curated

Esquire's 60 Best Christmas Movies Of All

Esquire #33

Vulture's 50 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time

Vulture #13