![]() McKeever finds Jim sleeping on a park bench and invites him to his home, vaguely explaining that he is a guest of the O’Connor family.īut the O’Connor house gets more crowded than just the two men. The apartments are going to be torn down by Michael O’Connor’s company to build a skyscraper. He meets Jim Bullock (Don DeFore), a veteran who was recently evicted from his apartment. With a set of keys to several mansions in New York, McKeever explains one day, he got tired of working and has been house hopping for the last 20 years and never has been caught.īut this winter, McKeever has company for the first time. Homeless McKeever (Victor Moore) dressed in Michael O’Connor’s clothes as he stays in his home. When the O’Connor’s come back to New York, McKeever heads to their winter home in Virginia. O’Connor’s clothes, and occasionally dusts off the furniture. For the past four winters, McKeever has stayed in the O’Connor home in New York from November 3 until March 13 while the family is away. The O’Connors live in Virginia during the winter. O’Connor (Charles Ruggles), the second richest man in the world. The story begins with homeless Aloysius McKeever (Victor Moore) sneaking into the wealthy mansion of Michael J. ![]() ![]() You may have never seen or heard of “ It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947), but this film is far too charming for that not to be remedied- and soon. It isn’t as well-known as other Christmas classics such as “Miracle on 34th Street” or “White Christmas.” And many of the leads are character actors rather than superstars who star in other Christmas films like Barbara Stanwyck or Loretta Young. It’s easy for this Christmas film to slip through the cracks. ![]()
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