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.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.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.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Barton MacLane
- Police Commissioner
- (as Barton Maclane)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFrank Capra wrote in his autobiography that the production was "shaped in the fires of discord and filmed in an atmosphere of pain, strain, and loathing."
- Goofs1950s-era taxis and other vehicles appear in rear projection footage of city streets seen in the rear window of Dave's limousine.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
- SoundtracksPocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Sung offscreen by an unidentified choir during the opening credits
Featured review
Capra Remakes Himself
With "Pockeful Of Miracles" Frank Capra remakes his own "Lady For A Day" with Capraseque results - that means a mix bag with mostly delightful stuff in it - The major problem here is Glenn Ford, not as an actor but as a producer. There is too much dedicated to Ford's character's businesses, moving away from what really matters - Apple Annie and her predicament. Bette Davis was one of the major supporters of Glenn Ford at the beginning of his career - A Stolen Life, did for his career what "Thelma and Louise" did for Brad Pitt's and one should remember that Davis sort of "imposed" Ford for that role. Now Glenn Ford bills himself above Bette Davis. That should tell you something. The film, however, more than survives the petty egos and comes out as a wonderful swan song for the extraordinary Frank Capra. Bette Davis herself confessed to have found enormous difficulty at being faithful to Apple Annie in those gorgeous gowns post-makeover, but this is, was and always will be a fairy tale and as such it succeeds beautifully. The entrance of Davis after the make-over scored with the Nutcracker suite, it's one of my most cherished movie memories as are Davis's eyes as she witnesses the "miracle" in first person. A collection of wonderful character actors: Thomas Mitchell, Ellen Corby and in particular Edward Everett Horton makes the whole thing a smashing pleasure. Beautiful Hope Lange is terrific and Peter Falk wears a coat that makes his character a shady relative of his future "Colombo". If you're not made of stone and/or your levels of cynicism have not reached inhuman stages, you're going to enjoy this very much. I certainly did.
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- giorgiosurbani
- Jan 1, 2008
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- Pregršt čuda
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- Budget
- $2,900,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $4,982
- Runtime2 hours 16 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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