Tenth Avenue Angel

Tenth Avenue Angel is a 1948 American film that chronicles the life and family of Flavia Mills Margaret OBrien in the late 1930s. Filming took place MarchMay 1946, with retakes in April 1947. However, the film was not released until February 20, 1948.

Flavias thrilled because Susans sweetheart Steve is returning from a oneyear absence. The little girl is unaware that Steves been in jail for associating with a gangster.Flavia sees a mouse and is afraid. Her mother tells Flavia a fable that if you catch a mouse and make a wish, it will turn into money. This leads her to hide a mouse in a cigar box in the alley near the blind newspaper mans stand Mac. Two neighborhood youths rob Mac and by coincidence hide the money right by the girls box with the mouse. Flavia finds it and is overjoyed until the adults accuse her of stealing it from Blind Mac. Her mother has to tell her the truth about the fable and Flavia realizes that so many stories she has heard are lies. ........

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