Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Directed by

Frank Capra

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 188 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A down-on-his-luck gangster helps a poor apple seller pretend to be a wealthy socialite so her daughter can marry into high society. Things get complicated as the scheme snowballs with everyone in town joining the ruse.

fast-pacedwhimsicalwarm-heartedfunnyhopefulromanticold-fashioned

What happens

Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film, starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, produced and directed by Frank Capra, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend was based on Robert Riskin's screenplay for the 1933 film Lady for a Day, which was in turn adapted from the 1929 Damon Runyon short story "Madame La Gimp". That original 1933 film was also directed by Capra—one of two films that he originally directed and later remade, the other being Broadway Bill (1934) and its remake Riding High (1950). The film was the final project for both Capra and Thomas Mitchell. It marked Ann-Margret's film debut. Peter Falk was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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