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It Happened on Fifth Avenue ()

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Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Jim Bullock
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Mary O'Connor
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Michael J. O'Connor (as Charlie Ruggles)
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Aloysius T. McKeever
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Trudy O'Connor
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Farrow
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Cecil Felton
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Whitey Temple
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Margie Temple
Edward Ryan ...
Hank (as Edward Ryan Jr.)
Cathy Carter ...
Alice
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Andren ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Apartment Manager (uncredited)
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Miss Parker (uncredited)
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Musician (uncredited)
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Executive (uncredited)
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Man Tossing Pudding (uncredited)
John Breen ...
Man Tossing Pudding (uncredited)
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Young Man (uncredited)
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Phillips (uncredited)
Corky ...
Sammy (uncredited)
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Joe (uncredited)
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Executive (uncredited)
Al Fenney ...
Executive (uncredited)
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First Policeman (uncredited)
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Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Jack George ...
Executive (uncredited)
Pat Goldin ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Harper (uncredited)
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Brady (uncredited)
Bert Howard ...
Executive (uncredited)
Major Kieffer ...
Executive (uncredited)
William Kline ...
Executive (uncredited)
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Landlord (uncredited)
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Executive (uncredited)
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Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited)
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Foreman of Movers (uncredited)
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Tour Bus Spieler (uncredited)
David Martell ...
Executive (uncredited)
Rowland McCracken ...
Executive (uncredited)
George Meader ...
Music Store Manager (uncredited)
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Executive (uncredited)
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Man Tossing Pudding (uncredited)
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Executive (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
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Finkelhoff (uncredited)
Linda Lee Solomon ...
Young Girl (uncredited)
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Farrow's Associate (uncredited)
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Man wearing Second Hand Clothing Advertising Sign (uncredited)
Anthony Sydes ...
Jackie Temple (uncredited)
Victor Travis ...
Executive (uncredited)
Max Willenz ...
Musician (uncredited)
Al Winters ...
Executive (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roy Del Ruth

Written by

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Everett Freeman ... (screen play)
 
Vick Knight ... (additional dialogue)
 
Herbert Clyde Lewis ... (original story) and
Frederick Stephani ... (original story)
 
Ben Markson ... (contributor to dialogue and special sequence) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Roy Del Ruth ... producer
Joe Kaufmann ... associate producer (as Joe Kaufman)

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Edward Ward

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Henry Sharp ... director of photography

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Richard V. Heermance ... (as Richard Heermance)

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Lewis H. Creber ... (as Lewis Creber)

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Raymond Boltz Jr. ... (as Ray Boltz)

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Harry Ross ... makeup artist

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Glenn Cook ... production manager

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Frank Fox ... assistant director

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Corson Jowett ... recording engineer

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John M. Lee ... chief electrician (as John Lee)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Willard H. George ... furs (as Willard George)
Lorraine MacLean ... fashion supervisor
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Truman K. Wood ... music editor (as T.K. Wood)

Additional Crew

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Clarence Bricker ... assistant to producer
Joyce Terry ... singing voice: Gale Storm (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

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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Taglines It's Happer Than Heaven ... the Hit of '47! See more »
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Also Known As
  • It Happened on 5th Avenue (World-wide, English title)
  • It Happened on 5th Avenue (Canada, English title)
  • C'est arrivé dans la cinquième avenue (France)
  • C'est arrivé dans la 5e avenue (France)
  • Sucedió en la Quinta Avenida (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 116 min
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Budget $1,700,000 (estimated)

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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (2022). See more »
Soundtracks It's a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling See more »
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.
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