It Happened on Fifth Avenue (2024)

• 66 Metascore
• 1947
• 1 hr 55 mins
• Music, Comedy
• NR

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A vagabond moves into a New York City mansion while the owner is wintering down South and opens the doors to a number of unfortunates, including the vacationer's daughter, whom the squatter mistakes for a down-on-her-luck runaway from an abusive father.

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