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7.4/10   164 votes
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Director:

Roy Del Ruth

Writers:

Herbert Clyde Lewis (story) &
Frederick Stephani (story) ...
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Release Date:

19 April 1947 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

It's Happer Than Heaven ... the Hit of '47! more

Plot:

A hobo and friends take up residence in a mansion whilst the family is away on Christmas holiday. | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

User Comments:

An excellent holiday film more (26 total)


Cast

  (Credited 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 ... Farrow
Edward Brophy ... Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
Alan Hale Jr. ... Whitey Temple
Dorothea Kent ... Margie Temple
Edward Ryan ... Hank (as Edward Ryan, Jr.)
Cathy Carter ... Alice
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Additional Details

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #12016, General Audience)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Cathy Carter's first film. more

Soundtrack:

It's a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling more


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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
An excellent holiday film, 22 December 1999
8/10
Author: Grog-9

This movie is an ancient gem. I taped it from television years ago and have never seen it aired since. The version I have is obviously edited and missing some scenes, even though it is rather long as Mr. Maltin points out in his incredibly abbreviated plot summary. The era in which it takes place is post WWII. Housing seems to be a problem in New York at this time, and one Mr. McKeever has come up with a novel solution. The movie is full of great dialogue: "Listen Mike, I love the good ol' U.S. of A. - and that ain't tin!". No one writes like that anymore... I consider it a Christmas film, although the span of time of the story crosses the new year. My family and I watch it every Christmas season. It's an enjoyable movie suited for the whole family. While I loathe the phrase "heart warming" I'm afraid that's what comes to mind. Hopefully some studio executive somewhere will decide that it's "worthy" of preservation and release it on DVD.

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