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5th Ave Girl Overview:

5th Ave Girl (1939) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Gregory La Cava and produced by Gregory La Cava.

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Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival Day 4: 5TH AVE GIRL (1939), EMPLOYEES’ ENTRANCE (1933), THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947), Closing Night Party

By Lara on Apr 14, 2014 From Backlots

The final day of the TCM Classic Film Festival was by far the lightest in terms of screenings, but I also found it to be among the most enjoyable. One of the wonderful things about this festival, speaking for those of us who write about classic film, is that there is never any shortage of communit... Read full article

5th Ave Girl (1939).

By Dawn Sample on Aug 12, 2012 From Noir and Chick Flicks

5th Ave Girl(1939). Comedy. Cast: Ginger Rogers and Walter Connolly. The story begins with New York millionaire Alfred Borden, thinking about his business meeting troubles, getting ready to leave his office headed for home, when his secretary wishes him happy birthday. To make matters even worse.. ... Read full article

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5th Ave Girl Quotes:

Mr. Borden: You see, it's my birthday.
Mary Grey: [Cynically] Birthdays are all right, but you never get over the first one.
Mary Grey: I guess rich people are just poor people with money.
Mr. Borden: [after hearing an apple is her dinner] Are you on a diet?
Mary Grey: Yes, but against my wishes.
Mr. Borden: Well, Michael, there seems to be a touch of spring in the air.
Mike: Yes sir, that's something even the poor people can enjoy.
Mike: You get my goat!
Mary Grey: Where'd you get it in the first place?
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5th Ave Girl Facts
Bob Perry is listed as a cast member by a modern source, but he was not seen in the movie.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onDecember 16, 1940 with Ginger Rogers reprising her film role.
The original ending of the movie just had Mary Grey leaving the Borden House, walking down Fifth Avenue, but the sneak preview audience complained at what it considered an unhappy ending. So the ending was changed to its current form, which essentially made it more palatable.
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