A MAN FROM A WEALTHY FAMILY CHOSE TO BECOME A BUM BECAUSE OF PAST MISTAKES. HE LIVES IN A NEW YORK CITY DUMP BY THE EAST RIVER. ONE NIGHT THE WEALTHY NEW YORK SOCIETY HAS A SCAVENGER HUNT AND ONE OF THE ITEMS IS A BUM. HE REJECTS THE ELDER DAUGHTERS ATTEMPS ONLY TO ACCEPT THE YOUNGER DAUGHTERS REQUEST. HE THEN BECOMES HER PROTEGE AND ACCEPTS THE JOB OF THE BUTLER IN HER HOUSEHOLD. A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY REMEMBERS HIM FROM UNIVERSITY BUT DOSEN'T LET ANYONE KNOW. THE ELDER DAUGHTER PLANTS AN EXPENSIVE NECKLAS IN HIS BEDROOM WHEN HE IS DRUNK TO HAVE HIM FIRED. HE FINDS IT BEFORE THE FAMILY IS ALERTED AND HIDES IT ELSEWHERE. HE USES THE NECKLAS AND WITH THE HELP OF A FRIEN HE EMBARKS ON A PROJECT TO HELP HIS BUM FRIENDS. THE SISTERS WERE SENT TO EUROPE AND WHILE THERE THEY LEARN THE IDENTY OF THEIR BUTLER. THIS IS THE TIME HE INFORMS THE FAMILY HE IS QUITING BUT REVELS HE DID FIND THE NECKLAS AND USED IT TO GET THE FAMILS FORTUNE BACK AND TO GET THE BUMS OUT OF THE DUMP THROUGH HIS PET PROJECT. HE CREATED A NIGHT CLUB ON THE SITE OF THE OLD DUMP AND IS EMPLOYING HIS FELLOW BUMS.THE YOUNGER DAUGHTER LEAVES HOME TO MARRY HIM.Read full review
A venerable classic everyone should get to enjoy at least once. That dozens of used dvds of it are available and none of the 1957 remake is a clear illustration of the difference in quality of the two.
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Funny movie with a twist, loved it
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Classic in Color
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Thank you.
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