At the U. S. Treasury Department, the Secret Service has been able to catch any number of counterfeiters, except case 880: an unidentified man who only uses small bills and rarely gets reported. Agent Burt Lancaster gets assigned to the case, and he's determined to find his man. Dorothy McGuire lives next door to a kind, old man, Edmund Gwenn. He's poor but generous, and well-liked by everyone. When they meet Burt, they each make a connection that impacts the rest of their lives.
Mister 880 is a very sweet old classic. Yes, it's a bit predictable, but that's part of its heartwarming charm. You don't have to sit on the edge of your seat, worrying whether the good guys are going to triumph. You can just relax, enjoy a love story that's easy to root for, and hope that the very best happens to Santa Claus. In an interesting bit of trivia, Walter Huston was signed on for Gwenn's role, but he died before filming began. It would have been a very different interpretation, but still a lovable one.
Mister 880 is a very sweet old classic. Yes, it's a bit predictable, but that's part of its heartwarming charm. You don't have to sit on the edge of your seat, worrying whether the good guys are going to triumph. You can just relax, enjoy a love story that's easy to root for, and hope that the very best happens to Santa Claus. In an interesting bit of trivia, Walter Huston was signed on for Gwenn's role, but he died before filming began. It would have been a very different interpretation, but still a lovable one.