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It Happened on Fifth Avenue

  • 1947
  • Passed
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.8K
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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
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roy Del Ruth
    • Writers
      • Everett Freeman
      • Vick Knight
      • Herbert Clyde Lewis
    • Stars
      • Don DeFore
      • Ann Harding
      • Charles Ruggles
    • 98User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more 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
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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
      Referenced in The Cinema Snob: The Babe Ruth Story (2014)
    • 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 reviews98

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    This is a truly GREAT movie!!!! Sure would like a copy of it!
    This a movie for all to see for it is so superb in the story, the actors and the directing!!! I would recommend it to everyone and it sure would be wonderful to be able to see it on television or even better to have a copy on DVD or VHS. It is so sad that great movies like this are forgotten in lieu of action films of today that are all too often do NOT have a good story or acting! Most are full of foul language and sex scenes which are not at all necessary for a truly great film such as "It Happened On Fifth Avenue". In summary this is a wonderful Family Film that will truly bring tears to your eyes.
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    • teddybearten
    • Apr 29, 2004

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    Details

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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
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Roy Del Ruth Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,700,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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