5th Ave Girl (Fifth Avenue Girl) (1939)

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A wealthy older man and a poor young woman each get a chance to see how the other half lives in this comedy. Alfred Borden (Walter Connolly) is a millionaire who feels neglected by his family. His wife Martha (Verree Teasdale), daughter Katherine (Kathryn Adams), and son Tim (Tim Holt) usually… More A wealthy older man and a poor young woman each get a chance to see how the other half lives in this comedy. Alfred Borden (Walter Connolly) is a millionaire who feels neglected by his family. His wife Martha (Verree Teasdale), daughter Katherine (Kathryn Adams), and son Tim (Tim Holt) usually ignore him, and all three manage to forget his birthday completely. Depressed and alone, Alfred bumps into Mary Grey (Ginger Rogers), a young woman who is out of work but is still happy with her lot in life. Alfred invites her to go to a night spot with him, and he soon hatches a scheme by which Mary will move into the guest room of the Borden Mansion and pose as a gold digger who is toying with Alfred's affections to get at his money. Mary's presence has a sudden impact on the family; Martha realizes that she needs to pay more attention to her husband, Katherine falls in love with the family's leftist chauffeur (James Ellison), and Tim starts taking an interest in the family business, and in Mary. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.
Directed By: Gregory La Cava
Written By: Allan Scott
Genres: Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 25, 1939 Limited

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Dimitris S

Sure Rogers isn't the best of expressive and enchanting leading ladies to ever grace the Hollywood fathom,nevertheless her pussycat claws made me bow to her boyish fancies.La Cava must have enjoyed whipping the "white collars" of that period although he certainly… More
Sure Rogers isn't the best of expressive and enchanting leading ladies to ever grace the Hollywood fathom,nevertheless her pussycat claws made me bow to her boyish fancies.La Cava must have enjoyed whipping the "white collars" of that period although he certainly couldn't go farther than the usual innuendos,as was used by studio directors.... Fuck it,the guy knew how to tastefully cheer us all!

Cast

            Ginger Rogers as Mary Grey

            Walter Connolly as Mr. Alfred Borden

            Veree Teasdale as Mrs. Martha Borden

            James Ellison as Mike

            Tim Holt as Tim Borden

            Kathryn Adams as Katherine Borden

            Franklin Pangborn as Higgins

            Ferike Boros as Olga

            Louis Calhern as Dr. Kessler

            Theodore von Eltz as Terwilliger

            Alex D'Arcy as Maitre d'Hotel

            Harlan Briggs as Labor Representative

            Jack Carson as Sailor in Park

            Mildred Coles
            
            Kernan Cripps
            
            Bess Flowers as Woman in Nightclub

            Roy Gordon as Board Member

            Dell Henderson
            
            Dick Hogan
            
            Robert Emmett Keane
            
            Cornelius Keefe
            
            Larry McGrath
            
            Lionel Pape
            
            Bob Perry
            
            Earl 'Snake' Richards
            
            George Rosener
            
            Max Wagner
            
            Philip Warren
            
            Kenny Williams
            
            Louis King
            
            Charles Lane as Labor Representative

            Verree Teasdale
            
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