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It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947 · 116 min

A cozy, good-natured holiday comedy full of gentle laughs and warm-hearted generosity.

Tagline
It's 1947's Richest Comedy!
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • class
  • love
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance, music
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Written by
Everett Freeman
Starring
Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore, Gale Storm, Grant Mitchell, Edward Brophy, Alan Hale Jr.
Music
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Cinematography
Henry Sharp
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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