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''Tenth Avenue Angel'' is a 1948 American film that chronicles the life and family of Flavia Mills (Margaret O'Brien) in the late 1930s.〔''Variety'' film review; January 21, 1948, page 20.〕〔''Harrison's Reports'' film review; January 17, 1948, page 10.〕 Filming took place March–May 1946, with retakes in April 1947. However, the film was not released until February 20, 1948. ==Plot summary== 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. Flavia's thrilled because Susan's sweetheart Steve is returning from a one-year absence. The little girl is unaware that Steve's 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 man's stand (Mac). Two neighborhood youths rob Mac and by coincidence hide the money right by the girl's 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". Everybody's desperate for money. Helen's pregnant and faces physical complications. Steve's unable to get his old job, driving a taxi. The gangster offers him a payday for stealing a truck, but Steve's conscience gets the better of him at the last minute. Helen is all right, Joe finds a job and Flavia's thrilled because Susan's going to marry Steve. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tenth Avenue Angel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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