The Miracle Woman (1931)

Directed by

Frank Capra

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A clergyman's daughter loses her faith when her father is mistreated by his church. She begins faking miracles with a con man for money, but the love of a blind veteran helps her find her faith again.

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What happens

The Miracle Woman is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, and Sam Hardy. Based on the play Bless You Sister by John Meehan and Robert Riskin, the film is about a clergyman's daughter who becomes disillusioned by the mistreatment of her dying father by his church. Having grown cynical about religion, she teams up with a con man and performs fake miracles for profit. The love and trust of a blind veteran, however, restores her faith in God and her fellow man. The Miracle Woman was the second of five film collaborations between Capra and Stanwyck. Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film was reportedly inspired by the life of Aimee Semple McPherson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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