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Tenth Avenue Angel is a american film of genre Drama directed by Roy Rowland released in USA on 20 february 1948 with Margaret O'Brien
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 20 february 1948
Length 1h15
Directed by Roy Rowland
OriginUSA
Themes Christmas films
Rating66%
Tenth Avenue Angel is a 1948 American film that chronicles the life and family of Flavia Mills (Margaret O'Brien) in the late 1930s. Filming took place March–May 1946, with retakes in April 1947. However, the film was not released until February 20, 1948.
Synopsis
Eight-year-old Flavia lives in a New York tenement during the Great Depression with mother Helen and father Joe, who's nearly broke and needs a job. Her aunt Susan lives with them, too.Actors
Margaret O'Brien
(Flavia Mills)
Angela Lansbury
(Susan Bratten)
George Murphy
(Steve Abbutt)
Phyllis Thaxter
(Helen Mills)
Warner Anderson
(Joseph Mills)
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