‘It Happened On 5th Avenue’ (1947) Approved | April 19, 1947 | 116 mins It’s happier than heaven! 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. Screenplay Watch SCREWBALL CLASSIC Cast: Don DeFore, Gale Storm [+]Director: Roy Del RuthWriters: Everett Freeman, Vick Knight, Herbert Clyde Lewis, Frederick StephaniProducers: Roy Del RuthCinematographer: Henry SharpEditors: Richard HeermanceMusic: Edward WardDistribution: Allied Artists ► The Rom Com Catalog Review 7.6 IMDB 70% TMDB 81% ROTTEN TOMATOES 66% METACRITIC Cast Details Themes Quotes Trivia Awards & Nominations NameCharacterDon DeForeJimGale StormTrudyAnn HardingMaryVictor MooreAloysiusCharles RugglesMichaelGrant MitchellFarrow Release DateApril 19, 1947Runtime116 minutesProduction CompaniesRoy Del Ruth ProductionsMPAA RatingApprovedLanguageEnglishCountryUnited StatesFilming DatesAugust 5, 1946 – October 19, 1946   Filming LocationsSound stage Interiors were shot on a sound stage. Class Differences Disapproving Family Forced Proximity Fish Out of Water Holidays Mistaken/False Identity Aloysius: And I would like to feel that you’re all my friends. For to be without friends is a serious form of poverty. Trudy: I can’t go back to him.Jim: You’re married?Trudy: It’s my father. He’s a drunkard, he’s lazy and he beats us.Jim: Beats all fourteen of you?Trudy: Every night.Jim: Your old man’s not lazy. Michael: You’ve taken on a little weight since I last saw you, in the wrong places.Mary: It’s the clothes, and you’re no Van Johnson yourself. I can remember when you only had one chin. Mary: What does your father think of him?Trudy: Dad’s going to have him arrested.Mary: Well, whatever for? Loving you?Trudy: No, for trespassing.Mary: Well, that’s the same thing, isn’t it? To your father. Michael: You know, Mary…Mary: Yes, Mike?Michael: There are richer men than I. Michael: Mary.Mary: Yes, Mike?Michael: Remind me to nail up the board in the back fence. He’s coming through the front door next winter. Frank Capra was initially attached to direct It Happened on 5th Avenue, but he opted to do It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) instead. The stew featured in this film is called Slumgullion Stew, which is similar to American Goulash, consisting of beef, pasta, and tomato sauce. “Lux Radio Theater” broadcast a 60-minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 19, 1947, with Victor Moore, Don DeFore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm reprising their film roles. AwardsYearRecipientCategoryResultAcademy Awards1948Herbert Clyde Lewis, Frederick StephaniBest Writing, Original StoryNomineeVenice Film Festival1947Roy Del RuthGrand International AwardNominee Budget $ 0 Box Office $ 0 Videos It Happened on 5th Avenue 10 Videos It Happened on Fifth Avenue Trailer 3:16 Open HD | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 3:52 Sneaking In | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 3:09 Evicting A GI! | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 2:03 A New Home | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 1:59 I’m In Love | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 1:33 The Trouble With Wool | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 1:24 Ungrateful Guest | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 3:09 Shoveling For Dollars | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 0:55 You Wouldn’t Arrest Them On Christmas Eve? | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Warner Archive 2:54 Reviews Articles & Essays Gallery Soundtrack Blu-rays Links Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews [Dennis Schwartz] Morgan on Media [Morgan R. Lewis] The New York Times [Bosley Crowther] Through the Shattered Lens [Gary Loggins] Time Magazine [James Agee] Song Artist Length Lyrics Mary’s a Grand Old Name George M. Cohan Lyrics It’s a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling Harry Revel Lyrics That’s What Christmas Means to Me Harry Revel Lyrics Speak – My Heart Harry Revel Lyrics You’re Everywhere Harry Revel Paul Francis Webster Lyrics That’s What Christmas Means to Me Don DeFore Lyrics It’s a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling The King’s Men Lyrics You’re Everywhere The King’s Men Lyrics That’s What Christmas Means to Me Gale Storm Lyrics You’re Everywhere Gale Storm Lyrics That’s What Christmas Means to Me Gale Storm, Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore, Alan Hale Jr., Dorothea Kent, Edward Ryan and Cathy Carter Lyrics Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray: December 22, 2020 IMDB Official Site The Movie Database Letterboxd AllMovie Turner Classic Movies AFI Catalog Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews [Dennis Schwartz] Morgan on Media [Morgan R. Lewis] The New York Times [Bosley Crowther] Through the Shattered Lens [Gary Loggins] Time Magazine [James Agee] Song Artist Length Lyrics Mary’s a Grand Old Name George M. Cohan Lyrics It’s a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling Harry Revel Lyrics That’s What Christmas Means to Me Harry Revel Lyrics Speak – My Heart Harry Revel Lyrics You’re Everywhere Harry Revel Paul Francis Webster Lyrics That’s What Christmas Means to Me Don DeFore Lyrics It’s a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling The King’s Men Lyrics You’re Everywhere The King’s Men Lyrics That’s What Christmas Means to Me Gale Storm Lyrics You’re Everywhere Gale Storm Lyrics That’s What Christmas Means to Me Gale Storm, Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore, Alan Hale Jr., Dorothea Kent, Edward Ryan and Cathy Carter Lyrics Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray: December 22, 2020 IMDB Official Site The Movie Database Letterboxd AllMovie Turner Classic Movies AFI Catalog