It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 116 minuten
Alternative titles: It Happened on 5th Avenue / Als Je Lacht, Dan Ben Je Rijk
Country:
United States
Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Stars: Don DeFore, Ann Harding and Charles Ruggles
IMDb score:
7,6 (7.581)
Releasedate: 17 April 1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue plot
"It's 1947's Richest Comedy!"
Aloysius T. McKeever is a bum who has an idea to get through the winter warm: to live in the house of a wealthy family who spend the winter in a warmer place. He squats the house of the millionaire O'Conner when he is out the door and also invites a newly met friend (a war veteran who has been kicked out of his house) to live there. Then the daughter of the house also joins them, as she has fled from school and, moreover, falls in love with the ex-soldier. What will happen when O'Conner comes home and finds all kinds of people in his house?
Actors and actresses
Jim Bullock
Mary O'Connor
Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
Aloysius T. McKeever
Trudy O'Connor
Al Farrow
Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
Whitey Temple
Margie Temple
Hank
Reviews & comments
Mescaline
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- 7100 messages
- 3285 votes
Nice feel-good film that is best enjoyed in December. 
The film starts off very nicely, the first scenes show how McKeever sneaks into the house, has to be very careful and that they also came to check in the evening. But when the rest of the characters move in, this interesting idea is unfortunately largely thrown overboard? It could have provided a few exciting scenes 
You actually just forget that they are not in their own house and I thought that was a small downside.
All the different characters together create a heart-warming atmosphere, as a viewer you just feel welcome to watch with them in that beautiful big house.
This Christmas classic is more than worth your time, in my humble opinion there could have been more in it, but the interplay of the actors and the atmospheric setting make up for a lot!
3.5*
Translated from Dutch · View original
clubsport
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- 3915 messages
- 7007 votes
Mckeever is a drifter who squats in the house of the wealthy O'Connor every winter in his absence.
When Mckeever meets Jim, who has just been evicted from his house, he invites him
to come and stay with him in OÇonnor's villa, matters become more complicated when O'Connor's daughter comes home unexpectedly, they mistake her for a burglar and she plays along with amusement and soon falls in love with Jim.
Because she does not want Jim to know that she is OÇonnor's daughter for fear that he is after her money, she keeps it a secret.
When OÇonnor unexpectedly comes home early, she intercepts her father and convinces him to play the game.
Amusing and heart-warming comedy with the right actors who know how to bring the somewhat subdued humor well, the names are not very well known, but that should not spoil the fun.
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