![]() ![]() However, it works very well-mostly because of the marvelous direction. If you think too much, the movie really is quite silly and hard to believe. There's a heck of a lot more to the film's plot than this but I don't want to spoil the film by discussing the plot further. Soon, there are eight living in the mansion of the second richest man in the world (Ruggles) and soon Ruggles himself pretends to be in need of a home-at the insistence of his lovely young daughter (who has fallen for one of the squatters, Don Defore). But, in an odd twist, his solo act starts to include others-others who are homeless due to the housing shortage following WWII. It seems that hobo Victor Moore has made a career out of breaking into mansions while the owners are away and living like a king. However, the set up for this film is truly bizarre and clever. Both films consist of an old rich crank (in THE DEVIL it was Charles Coburn, here it is Charlie Ruggles) assuming the identity of a poor man-and finding friendships and love among the working poor. You can find It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) digitally on Amazon Video.In some ways, IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE is like a reworking of the marvelous 1941 film, THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES. Thank you to anyone who makes a purchase through these links. (Disclosure: this post does contain affiliate links if you buy anything through these links, I may receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. If you’ve enjoyed other films like Christmas in Connecticutor Holiday Affair (which I also saw this year), then this is another charming way to spend an evening. Plus, you have to admire Jim for what he’d like to do to better the lives of his servicemen. There’s a stunning Christmas tree and a way about the film that makes one smile. Like usual, the I’m-in-love element is more of an instantaneous event (and there’s the usual “just leave!” dramatics) which never plays well to me, but this one is also dang entertaining and so, one has to give it some leeway. The characters are fun, and the business subplot adds a little something to the comedy of the whole ordeal. How everything comes together requires some suspension of belief, but again, this one is just fun, and that’s all that matters. TV FILM REVIEW | ‘Cross Country Christmas’: One Adventure After the Next! It’s like a silly little family that forms into an unexpected family over the Christmas season. This is one I hadn’t yet seen, and its premise 100% reminds me of the Steward film You Can’t Take it With You. That said, I had an inkling to watch some classic Christmas-y films, and so I did. Like I’ve said before, I’m not a classic movie-watcher. Through a series of events, their home triples in people, and through the ultimate surprise, the owner of the house, Michael O’Connor (Charlie Ruggles) also ends up as a resident. Trudy (Gale Storm) is a girl running away from her boarding school and her life, but what the house don’t know is that Trudy is the only one with a right to the house. Soon they encounter a thief in the house. Together, the pair lives in the home where Jim assumes his new friend is a houseguest. During his annual stay, Aloysius meets with the now homeless Jim Bullock (Don DeFore), a man made so by the very businessman whose home McKeever now resides in. ![]() McKeever (Victor Moore) arrives in New York where he takes shelter at the seasonally empty mansion of a wealthy industrialist. It Happened on 5 th Avenue (1947) Film ReviewĮach year, on November 3th, Aloysius T. Here’s how everything (from story to thoughts) shake out. A 1947 film with plenty of zaniness and “instant” romance, It Happened on 5 th Avenue is one of those films I’d never seen prior to this year. ![]()
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