1947 was the year of great Christmas movies. Miracle on 34th Street and The Bishop's Wife are probably your go-to flicks for season, but this year, check out a couple of ones you might not have heard of: It Happened on 5th Avenue and Christmas Eve.
In Christmas Eve, Ann Harding dons a bunch of age makeup to look like a little old lady. She's alone as Christmas approaches, but she's not sad. She's waiting for her three sons to arrive. Twenty years ago, she adopted three wards, and she loved them so much they became her sons. Now, they're all on separate paths, but will they find their way home for Christmas?
Amidst the heartwarming fun, you'll see George Raft, a gangster who falls for the wrong dame in South America. Next up in Randolph Scott, a gun-toting cowboy (of course!) who gets roped into a woman's plan of exposing a corrupt adoption center. And the third son is George Brent, a charming playboy who can have every woman he wants. He needs to learn the art of settling down, which Joan Blondell will be happy to teach him. This movie boasts an unlikely cast, but they all work well together. And it's the last time you'll see Randolph Scott in a non-western. Form now on, he's strictly outdoors.
In Christmas Eve, Ann Harding dons a bunch of age makeup to look like a little old lady. She's alone as Christmas approaches, but she's not sad. She's waiting for her three sons to arrive. Twenty years ago, she adopted three wards, and she loved them so much they became her sons. Now, they're all on separate paths, but will they find their way home for Christmas?
Amidst the heartwarming fun, you'll see George Raft, a gangster who falls for the wrong dame in South America. Next up in Randolph Scott, a gun-toting cowboy (of course!) who gets roped into a woman's plan of exposing a corrupt adoption center. And the third son is George Brent, a charming playboy who can have every woman he wants. He needs to learn the art of settling down, which Joan Blondell will be happy to teach him. This movie boasts an unlikely cast, but they all work well together. And it's the last time you'll see Randolph Scott in a non-western. Form now on, he's strictly outdoors.