Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Don DeForeJim Bullock
- Ann HardingMary O'Connor
- Charles RugglesMichael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
- Victor MooreAloysius T. McKeever
- Gale StormTrudy O'Connor
- Grant MitchellAl Farrow
- Edward BrophyGates Patrolman Cecil Felton
- Alan Hale Jr.Whitey Temple
- Dorothea KentMargie Temple
- Edward RyanHank
Recommendations
- 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
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. - 70
The New York Times
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. - 70
Time
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. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Fun at times, but somewhat long.
