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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

NR 12/18/1961 Comedy, Drama 2h 16m
73%
User
Score
7.1/10
50%

You have to see it to belove it!

Overview

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.

Frank Capra

Director

Damon Runyon

Story

Hal Kanter

Screenplay

Harry Tugend

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Dave 'The Dude' Conway

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Apple Annie

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Elizabeth 'Queenie' Martin

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Count Alfonso Romero

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Joy Boy

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Judge Henry G. Blake

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Hudgins

Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

Junior

David Brian

David Brian

Governor

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Media

Pocketful of Miracles (1961) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 21 September 2020 | BFI

Pocketful of Miracles (1961) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 21 September 2020 | BFI

Pocketful of Miracles (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Pocketful of Miracles (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on January 9, 2023

The start of this film reminded me of the lady who sold bird seed in "Mary Poppins" - the down-at-heel but kind hearted "Annie" (Bette Davis) who scrapes a living together thanks largely to the generosity of local gangster "Dude" (Glenn Ford). What nobody else knows, however, is that she secretly has a daughter living in Spain who thinks her mother is wealthy, living in a suite at a fancy hotel. When "Louise" (Ann-Margret) writes to say that she will soon visit with her fiancée - A Spanish aristocrat; this throws quite a spanner in the works for "Annie". Luckily, "Dude" is determined to rope in his contacts to try to help her impersonate the grand role she has represented herself as having - despite trying to get a the biggest deal of his own over the line. This causes no end of chagrin f...

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