Some films are just larger than life. They take ordinary characters, and make legends out of them.
This is the story of a charismatic hobo who assumes residences of mansions while the owners have them boarded up. He adopts a large group of people to spend a Christmas with him in this classical tale written with a classic attitude of the poor struggling masses coping with the upper classes.
The characters are thoroughly enjoyable, even the crusty ones. The acting is stellar, the writing monumental. The characters may be too real for modern writers, in fact.
The hobo is delightful as he gives orders to the mogul who masquerades as a pauper to please his daughter. Meanwhile, the daughter is in love with a common man who despises the wealthier classes.
And to top it all off, perhaps the greatest closing line in film History, which could bring a tear to the eyes of the Grinch.
This is the story of a charismatic hobo who assumes residences of mansions while the owners have them boarded up. He adopts a large group of people to spend a Christmas with him in this classical tale written with a classic attitude of the poor struggling masses coping with the upper classes.
The characters are thoroughly enjoyable, even the crusty ones. The acting is stellar, the writing monumental. The characters may be too real for modern writers, in fact.
The hobo is delightful as he gives orders to the mogul who masquerades as a pauper to please his daughter. Meanwhile, the daughter is in love with a common man who despises the wealthier classes.
And to top it all off, perhaps the greatest closing line in film History, which could bring a tear to the eyes of the Grinch.