Annmargret, arthur oconnell, bette davis, glenn ford, hope lange, peter falk. A pocket full of miracles by smokey robinson on amazon. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Captain kidd full movie charles laughton randolph scott tcc ai color duration. Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Filled with colorful stock characters played by great performers, pocketful of miracles is winsome fun and a sweetly nostalgic movie. See the full list of pocketful of miracles cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Pocketful of miracles is a 1961 story about the relationship between apple annie bette davis, a ragclad apple vendor, and a streetsmart gangster, dave the dude glenn ford. Pocketful of miracles movie tv listings and schedule tv. With glenn ford, bette davis, hope lange, arthur oconnell. Fearing her true identity will disappoint, annie petitions a superstitious mobster glenn ford, who thinks the apples she sells are lucky, for help.
A barely recognizable bette davis plays apple annie, the besotted, unkempt, ragclad street vendor who controls the activities of all the beggars on broadway. Pocketful of miracles the scenario, which alternates uneasily between wit and sentiment, is based on the 1933 lady for a day, which was adapted by robert riskin from a damon runyon story, and also. Then, dave the dude glenn ford helps her change into mrs. Bette davis and glenn ford in pocketful of miracles 1961 bette davis in pocketful of miracles. Beggar apple annie bette davis learns that her daughter, escorted by an aristocratic suitor, plans to visit. Pocketful of miracles cast and crew cast photos and info.
Pocketful of miracles 1961 was the last feature film he ever made, but it is no exception to the pervading sense of optimism and sentiment that were his signature. Thirty years earlier he made it under the title lady for a day. Pocketful of miracles 1961 comedy glenn ford, bette davis, hope lange 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. I probably have watched pocketful of miracles 20 times and will continue to watch any time i catch it on the boob tube and watch it on my vcr. Pocketful of miracles 1961 stream and watch online. Written by damon runyon, who had the talent for capturing the heart of the everyday man, with his heartofgold gangsters and their ladies. The great bette davis, who cinches like nobody else the.
Pocketful of miracles is a 1961 american technicolor comedy film starring bette davis and glenn ford, and directed by frank capra, filmed in panavision. This movie has charm, wit, and a phenomenal cast this is annmargarets film debut. Director frank capras last feature film, pocketful of miracles is a technicolor remake of his 1933 film lady for a day. Check out a pocket full of miracles by smokey robinson on amazon music.
Apple annie is the pet of dave the dude, a tough but basically kindhearted gangster who believes that annies. Pocketful of miracles 1961 directed by frank capra. It was, in fact, the second screen version of the story directed by him. Pocketful of miracles is a 1961 american technicolor comedydrama film starring bette davis. Booth viewed the original version of the film, lady for a day 1933, and informed director frank capra that there was no way she could match the oscarnominated performance of may robson in the original film, and politely declined the role. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pocketful of miracles near you. Rent pocketful of miracles 1961 starring glenn ford and bette davis on dvd and bluray. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Pocketful of miracles 1961 beggar apple annie bette davis learns that her daughter, escorted by an aristocratic suitor, plans to visit. Taken from a damon runyon story pocketful of miracles was the last movie directed by the legendary frank capra. How great that you saw pocketful of miracles in the cinema, and thanks for mentioning the theme song. Frank capras last film pocketful of miracles is a comedy of manners that suffers from being too long and is rather derivative.
Glenn ford stars as a superstitious gangster that always buys apples from apple annie bette davis as he believes it gives him good luck. I dont want to give away the plot but it will have all the expectations of a b movie. Pocketful of miracles is a charming urban fairy from 1961. Rent pocketful of miracles 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd. View the tcmdb entry for pocketful of miracles 1961. Read the full synopsis of pocketful of miracles, 1961, directed by frank capra, with glenn ford, bette davis, hope lange, at turner classic movies. Supposedly a remake of lady for a day, pocketful of miracles offers enough performance proof that bette davis was the lady for a century and still continues to lead the all time great us actresses andor actors. It was the last movie directed by frank capra, who specialized in midcentury american fairy tales it. Released 1961, pocketful of miracles stars glenn ford, bette davis, hope lange, thomas mitchell the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 16 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
The indomitable bette davis is phenomenal as always. Before bette davis accepted the role, shirley booth was frank capras first choice for apple annie. Popular videos pocketful of miracles pocketful of miracles topic. Bette davis, as always, gives a great performance even in b movies. Pocketful of miracles is a 1961 american technicolor comedydrama film starring bette davis and glenn ford, and directed by frank capra, filmed in panavision. Find out when and where you can watch pocketful of miracles on tv with the full listings schedule at.
Watch pocketful of miracles online stream full movie. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Pocketful of miracles 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pocketful of miracles is a christmas movie in the sense that it takes place during the holiday season, with christmas music, santa claus, etc. Lady for a day 1933 and pocketful of miracles 1961. 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. Its great news except that she has tricked her daughter into believing she is a wealthy socialite. I was a bit surprised that it is only played over the opening credits, sung by a choir if they had used sinatras version it would have really added to the film. The screenplay by hal kanter and harry tugend is based on the screenplay of the 1933 film lady for a day by. Pocketful of miracles 1961 cast and crew moviefone. Pocketful of miracles movie,pocketful of miracles trailer,pocketful of. One of the finest hollywood classics is pocketful this movie has all the elements of a hollywood classic. Pocketful of miracles full english movie comedy 1961 rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration.