1947·Comedy·1h 56m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
new york city
homeless person
holiday
new year's day
mansion
millionaire
bum
assumed identity
manhattan, new york city
homeless man
squatting
christmas
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Cast
Don DeFore
Jim Bullock
Ann Harding
Mary O'Connor
Charles Ruggles
Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
Victor Moore
Aloysius T. McKeever
Gale Storm
Trudy O'Connor
Grant Mitchell
Al Farrow
Edward Brophy
Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
Alan Hale Jr.
Whitey Temple
Dorothea Kent
Margie Temple
Edward Ryan
Hank
Charles Lane
Landlord (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
Brady - Gates Patrolman (uncredited)
Crew
Roy Del Ruth
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Producer
Frederick Stephani
Story
Popular Reviews
16 reviews
Andrew Warren
7.0★ · 12/05/25
A sweet little Christmas film about how love and affection is more valuable than money. It Happened on 5th Avenue was released the same year as Miracle on 34th Street, so I can understand why it was overlooked. But this film still has charm and should be more popular.
A sweet little Christmas film about how love and affection is more valuable than money. It Happened on 5th Avenue was released the same year as Miracle on 34th Street, so I can understand why it was overlooked. But this film still has charm and should be more popular.
brunettegsundae
10.0★ · 12/21/24
Everything in this movie is just perfect! The construction of Mike, Mike and Mary, Trudy and Jim, and McKeever is amazing! I love it.
Mike as a poor man is one of the funniest things to me.
Thanks to myself for finding this gem!
Mike as a poor man is one of the funniest things to me.
Thanks to myself for finding this gem!
Everything in this movie is just perfect! The construction of Mike, Mike and Mary, Trudy and Jim, and McKeever is amazing! I love it.
Mike as a poor man is one of the funniest things to me.
Thanks to myself for finding this gem!
Mike as a poor man is one of the funniest things to me.
Thanks to myself for finding this gem!
Tristan
5.0★ · 12/18/23
The rich asshole was the most sensible character in the movie and I wanted to call the cops on the homeless squatter myself. I'd have been heated.
The rich asshole was the most sensible character in the movie and I wanted to call the cops on the homeless squatter myself. I'd have been heated.
Club Skunk
6.1★ · 11/27/22
no bc rich people do have too many big empty houses they don’t even use and people in need of homes should be allowed to just stay in them! so true!
no bc rich people do have too many big empty houses they don’t even use and people in need of homes should be allowed to just stay in them! so true!
Jacob Toney
9.0★ · 01/25/26