A homeless New Yorker 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.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| 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 | |
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Edward Ryan | ... | Hank (as Edward Ryan Jr.) |
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Cathy Carter | ... | Alice |
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Every winter, Michael J. O'Connor, the second richest man in the world, vacates his 5th Avenue mansion for his winter home in warmer climes. Every winter, Aloysius T. McKeever, a homeless man, and his dog moves into vacated mansions. This particular winter, McKeever meets Jim Bullock, an army veteran who has recently been evicted from his apartment and offers to share the mansion with him. It's not long before the mansion has a few more guests, including two of Jim's army buddies and their wives and children; runaway heiress Trudy Connor; her mother and even Michael J. O'Connor, himself. Written by L. Hamre
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A Guy With 50 Bucks Meets a Girl With 50 Million! The World's Second Richest Man Changes Places With a Hobo! See more »Parents Guide:
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19 April 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,700,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Lyrics by Harry Revel
Music by Harry Revel
Performed by The King's Men
[Played at the music store when Mike spots Trudy]
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The men are getting paid $1.00 an hour for shoveling snow. One dollar in 1947 is worth $10.46 in 2013. The minimum wage in NY in 2011 is $7.25. (Although the character doesn't state whether that is $1 each or for both men together.) See more »Goofs
Once the two families and the dog moved into the house the nightly guards weren't mentioned again until they showed up again on Christmas eve, toward the end of the film. See more »Quotes
Aloysius T. McKeever: Oh, Mike. I'm sorry to interrupt your negotiations. I know you have millions and millions of dollars hanging in the balance. But, Mike, you didn't make your bed this morning.See more »
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Speak - My HeartLyrics by Harry Revel
Music by Harry Revel
Performed by The King's Men
[Played at the music store when Mike spots Trudy]
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In the early 1970's channel 44 in Tampa would play this movie on Christmas day every year. It became a tradition with me to watch it. I soon fell in love with the movie. When I moved to Ft. Myers I went through withdrawal, not being able to get 44. One year WTBS played it and, since I had by then purchased a VCR, I taped it. Unfortunately my VCR was not working properly and my copy is very poor and getting poorer each year. Each year I scan the TV listings, hoping against hope, that some station will run it. Each year I am disappointed. I am planning to burn a DVD from my tape, but what I wouldn't give for a good copy. Now that I have cried on everyone's shoulder, let me talk about why this is my favorite all time movie. The movie was made in 1947 and captures a slice of American history that is unknown to most of us alive today. It shows a view of the hardships faced by ex-GI's in obtaining housing and employment after WW II, this surprises most of us. The movie has everything, comedy, drama, romance, philosophy, sub-plots,a feel good ending, you name it. The message of the movie is that people are more important than possessions, it puts Christ's words of "what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul" more effectively than any sermon I have ever heard. This and the humorous, yet poignant interplay between the characters makes it an even better Christmas movie than It's a Wonderful Life. I have indoctrinated my wife and kids to the merits of this movie, and they enjoy seeing it almost as much as I do. I understand that the movie is in public domain, if anyone has a good copy I would be thrilled to purchase a copy of it from you.