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'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.

Cast: Don DeFore, Gale Storm [+]
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Writers: Everett Freeman, Vick Knight, Herbert Clyde Lewis, Frederick Stephani
Producers: Roy Del Ruth
Cinematographer: Henry Sharp
Editors: Richard Heermance
Music: Edward Ward
Distribution: Allied Artists

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It Happened on 5th Avenue
Release Date
April 19, 1947
Runtime
116 minutes
Production Companies
Roy Del Ruth Productions
MPAA Rating
Approved
Language
English
Country
United States
Filming Dates
August 5, 1946 – October 19, 1946

 

Filming Locations
Sound stage
 
Interiors were shot on a sound stage.

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.
Awards
Year
Recipient
Category
Result
Academy Awards
1948
Herbert Clyde Lewis, Frederick Stephani
Best Writing, Original Story
Nominee
Venice Film Festival
1947
Roy Del Ruth
Grand International Award
Nominee
Budget
$ 0
Box Office
$ 0

Videos

It Happened on 5th Avenue

10 Videos
Song
Artist
Length
Lyrics
Mary’s a Grand Old Name
George M. Cohan
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It’s a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling
Harry Revel
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That’s What Christmas Means to Me
Harry Revel
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Speak – My Heart
Harry Revel
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You’re Everywhere
Harry Revel Paul Francis Webster
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That’s What Christmas Means to Me
Don DeFore
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It’s a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling
The King’s Men
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You’re Everywhere
The King’s Men
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That’s What Christmas Means to Me
Gale Storm
Lyrics
You’re Everywhere
Gale Storm
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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
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