It Happened on Fifth Avenue

"It's 1947's Richest Comedy!"

Apr 19 1947 Approved 1h 56m
Comedy, Music, Romance

A New Yorker hobo 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.

Plot

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

Everett Freeman, Vick Knight, Herbert Clyde Lewis

Directed by

Roy Del Ruth

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Roy Del Ruth Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
7,074
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA