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- 1947
- Approved
- Allied Artists Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Allied Artists Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
Summary 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.
Directed By: Roy Del Ruth
- 1947
- Approved
- Allied Artists Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Allied Artists Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
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Summary 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.
Directed By: Roy Del Ruth
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
66
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
66
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It Happened on Fifth Avenue earns its warmth honestly, tethering a tale of fresh starts and changed hearts to the real difficulties faced by those reaching for the American dream in a postwar era that was supposed to bring prosperity for all.
Most plausible explanations for the picture's success are: 1) the presence of Victor Moore, past master of creaky charm and pathos; 2) a show as generally oldfashioned, in a harmless way, as a 1910 mail-order play for amateurs; 3) the fact that now, as in 1910, a producer cannot go wrong with a mass audience if he serves up a whiff of comedy and a whirlwind of hokum.
They took that dog-earred story of the hard-hearted millionaire given a lesson in human relations by a kindly disposed vagabond and they dressed it up in such trimmings as to make it look almost fresh. And they found themselves fortunately supported by a charming performance from Victor Moore.
Fun at times, but somewhat long.
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Production Company
Roy Del Ruth Productions
Release Date Apr 19, 1947
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating Approved
Tagline It's Happer Than Heaven ... the Hit of '47!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
