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Registration opens:
November 01st, 2026

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947, Not Rated)

Holiday Season Film Screening
2026-12-09 14:00:00 2026-12-09 16:00:00 America/Chicago It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947, Not Rated) 1947 | Not Rated | 116 minutes | Digital | Open Captions | Click Title for Details Northbrook Public Library - Auditorium - First Floor

Wednesday, December 09
2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Northbrook Public Library

Auditorium - First Floor

1947 | Not Rated | 116 minutes | Digital | Open Captions | Click Title for Details

Unlock New York's best-kept holiday secret in this heartwarming, laugh-out-loud classic!

Every winter, a charming, unhoused philosopher named Aloysius T. McKeever (Victor Moore) sneaks into a boarded-up Fifth Avenue mansion while its billionaire owner (Charles Ruggles) vacations in the South. But this Christmas is different. Feeling festive, McKeever opens the grand estate to a down-on-his-luck Army veteran (Don DeFore) and a lively crew of displaced friends.

Packed with mistaken identities, sparkling screwball wit, and a deeply touching message about what it truly means to be rich, It Happened on Fifth Avenue is the ultimate feel-good Christmas hidden gem you didn't know you were missing.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies |

TAGS: | #EP |

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