StolenJones Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I remember seeing, back in 1978 on Los Angeles TV, this old black-n-white film, from circa mid-1940s. The plot was something like this: Every winter this rich family would leave their palatial New York City home and move to Florida for a few months. And every year this "bum"--who knew the family moved south each winter--would sneak into their home and live there until spring, when the family returned, never knowing he had been there. Well, this winter, circumstances become such that the "bum" allows a young woman to temporarily stay with him in this huge mansion, but only for a while. Then one-by-one, more people move in, and chaos ensues. It was a romantic-comedy, I think. I don't remember all the details. I definitely don't recall the film's title. But I DO know that I enjoyed watching it very much. Anyone recall this film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 It might be It Happened on 5th Avenue with Don Defore,Ann Harding,Charles Ruggles,Gale Storm from 1947.Why don't you check out TCM database or IMDB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StolenJones Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 Yes, that was the film! Thank you, Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinston Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 I don't know the name of the movie, but I think it might be one with William Powell and Myrna Loy or a Ma and Pa Kettle movie. The movie The Farmer Takes A Wife, with Fred McMurray and Claudette Colbert, is a comedy. They lose their house in a fire and at the end of the film the community gathers to help them rebuild. Does this help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 That sounds more like "The Egg and I" but it could have been released under 2 different names. That seems to happen a lot. CharlieT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredGoodwin Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 It Happened on 5th Avenue on DVD This is available on DVD from http://www.freemoviesondvd.com/ for $9. I have nothing to do with the company, but I bought a copy, and although the video quality is very poor (appears to be a transfer from a VHS copied directly from a TV broadcast), at least I can now appreciate a wonderful movie I had never seen before. Best wishes for a Happy New Year! Fred Goodwin San Antonio, TX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StolenJones Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 Around Thanksgiving I found another site devoted to just this movie (I can't locate the site now). She was selling a DVD for $20 of a VHS transfer of a television broadcast. That, too, was not the best quality transfer, but it was good enough. I watched just the first ten minutes to make sure it was the movie I was indeed thinking of. It was. Then I brought it with me to the family Christmas gathering and we all watched it. They all loved it. It's a fun, charming, and enjoyable film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredGoodwin Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Is this it? http://ihofa.gspband.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 It is "It Happened on 5th Avenue" Directed by Roy Del Ruth with Don DeFore, .... Ann Harding , Charles Ruggles and Victor Moore. Plot Outline: A hobo and friends take up residence in a mansion whilst the family is away on Christmas holiday. Try Here:"http://imdb.com/title/tt0039502/ vallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StolenJones Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 > Is this it? > > http://ihofa.gspband.com/ Yes, that's the site that also offered the DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredGoodwin Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Its also available from the official Gale Storm website for $25: http://tinyurl.com/y694n9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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