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Pocketful of Miracles
You have to see it to belove it!
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.
- Original title
- Pocketful of Miracles
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $2,900,000
- Revenue
- $5,000,000
CinemaSerf
Jan 9, 2023 · via TMDB
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 for the undoubted star of the picture - Peter Falk. He is the right hand man who gradually watches the planning and organising of this charade subsume everything else, and it's slowly driving him nuts. To be honest, the central portion of this comedy also drove me a bit nuts too. It borders too closely on the farcical, with Ford trying far too hard and seeing only fleeting appearances from the increasingly sidelined Davis. It steadies itself better for the last twenty minutes or so, but is really just too long with the joke too thinly spread and the slapstick humour all a bit too in-your-face for me. The writing is generally good, though, with some fine quips - especially from Falk, and the film looks great whilst taking a gentle swing at the political class as they all flock to the side of this minor Count from Spain. I did quite enjoy it, but sadly it isn't one of Frank Capra's more focussed efforts, nor is it one of his more poignant or amusing stories.
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Glenn Ford
Dave 'The Dude' Conway
Bette Davis
Apple Annie
Hope Lange
Elizabeth 'Queenie' Martin
Arthur O'Connell
Count Alfonso Romero
Peter Falk
Joy Boy
Thomas Mitchell
Judge Henry G. Blake
Edward Everett Horton
Hudgins
Mickey Shaughnessy
Junior
David Brian
Governor
Sheldon Leonard
Steve Darcey
Peter Mann
Carlos Romero
Ann-Margret
Louise
Barton MacLane
Police Commissioner
John Litel
Police Inspector McCrary
Jay Novello
Cortego
Frank Ferguson
Newspaper Editor
Willis Bouchey
Newspaper Editor
Fritz Feld
Pierre
Ellen Corby
Soho Sal
Gavin Gordon
Mr. Cole
Benny Rubin
Flyaway
Jack Elam
Cheesecake
Mike Mazurki
Big Mike
Hayden Rorke
Police Captain Moore
Doodles Weaver
Pool Player
Betty Bronson
Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Mallethead (uncredited)
George Calliga
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Marc Cavell
Reporter at Dock (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit
Louise (Governor's Wife) (uncredited)
Josip Elic
Darcey's Henchman (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Herbie (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Pedestrian Entering Club (uncredited)
Peter Ford
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Lloyd (uncredited)
James Griffith
Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Truck-Driving Hood (uncredited)
Peter Hansen
Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Club Patron (uncredited)
Richard Karlan
Detective (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Man on Dock / Reception Guest (uncredited)
John Lawrence
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Man Who Helps Annie (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Paul Micale
Man (uncredited)
Steve Mitchell
Soldier (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Hood (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Knuckles (uncredited)
Amanda Randolph
Annie's Neighbor (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Woman Sitting Next to Mayor in Car (uncredited)
Michael Ross
Detective (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
Angie (uncredited)
Vito Scotti
Priest (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Club Patron (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Edgar Stehli
Gloomy (uncredited)
George E. Stone
Shimkey (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Hood in Dock Brawl (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
Man (uncredited)
Kelly Thordsen
The Weasel (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Passerby with Umbrella (uncredited)
Romo Vincent
Brisbane (Kidnapped Reporter) (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Governor of Florida (uncredited)
Grace Lee Whitney
Queenie's Broad (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Slop (uncredited)
Edith Head
Costume Design
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Frank Capra
Director
Glenn Ford
Associate Producer
Frank Capra
Producer
Jimmy Van Heusen
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Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
Robert Riskin
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Hal Kanter
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Dec 18, 1961
New York City, New York
