Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pocketful of miracles near you. Watch pocketful of miracles movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. 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. Apple annie is the pet of dave the dude, a tough but basically kindhearted gangster who believes that annies. 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. See more ideas about hope lange, bette davis and bette davis eyes. Frank capras last film pocketful of miracles is a comedy of manners that suffers from being too long and is rather derivative. Id only seen it panscanned on old tv broadcasts, and its much more attractive in panavision widescreen. It was, in fact, the second screen version of the story directed by him. Pocketful of miracles 1961 movie clip hotel marberry. Movie, pocketful of miracles movie,pocketful of miracles trailer,pocketful of miracles 1961, frank capra, annmargret, arthur oconnell, bette.
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. Pocketful of miracles 1961 by beatrice on may 1, 2017 from flickers in time. 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. Pocketful of miracles is a 1961 american technicolor comedy film starring bette davis and glenn ford, and directed by frank capra, filmed in panavision.
Pocketful of miracles full english movie comedy 1961. This was my first time seeing this i am 47 and i loved every bit of the movie and it was a clear and crisp film with beautiful color. Annies daughter louise is under the impression that annie is a high. It was the last movie directed by frank capra, who specialized in midcentury american fairy tales it. Pocketful of miracles cast and crew cast photos and info. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. I first saw this in the cinema when it premiered in new york. Boozy, brassy apple annie, a beggar with a basket of apples, is as much as part of downtown new york as old broadway itself. The great bette davis, who cinches like nobody else the. Bootlegger dave the dude is a sucker for her apples he thinks they bring him luck. Imagine being able to claim that in your first film you starred as. Read the full synopsis of pocketful of miracles, 1961, directed by frank capra, with glenn ford, bette davis, hope lange, at turner classic movies.
My man godfrey full movie william powell carole lombard tcc ai color duration. Annies daughter louise is under the impression that annie is a highsociety dowager. Movie, pocketful of miracles movie,pocketful of miracles trailer,pocketful of miracles 1961, frank. Pocketful of miracles movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Pocketful of miracles 1961 movie posters cinematerial. Rent pocketful of miracles 1961 starring glenn ford and bette davis on dvd and bluray. Frank capras final film is a hilarious translation of a damon runyon tale set in 1930s new york, as gangster dave the dude glenn ford repays street peddler apple annie bette davis for her good luck apples by passing her off as a welltodo society lady for her visiting daughter annmargret, in her film debut. A barely recognizable bette davis plays apple annie, the besotted, unkempt, ragclad street vendor who controls the activities of all the beggars on broadway. Find out when and where you can watch pocketful of miracles on tv with the full listings schedule at.
Apple annie davis is an elderly alcoholic street hustler, who sells apples to pedestrians, and is a sort of supervisor to a gang of beggars and street hustlers. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Pocketful of miracles is a 1961 american comedy film starring bette davis and glenn ford, and directed by frank capra. Taken from a damon runyon story pocketful of miracles was the last movie directed by the legendary frank capra. Pocketful of miracles 1961 beggar apple annie bette davis learns that her daughter, escorted by an aristocratic suitor, plans to visit. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Director frank capras last feature film, pocketful of miracles is a technicolor remake of his 1933 film lady for a day. With glenn ford, bette davis, hope lange, arthur oconnell. Pocketful of miracles is a 1961 comedy film directed by frank capra, starring bette davis and glenn ford. I loved it and seeing it now its lost none of its magic. 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.
The screenplay by hal kanter and harry tugend is based on the screenplay of the 1933 film lady for a day by robert riskin, which was adapted from. Pocketful of miracles is a 1961 american technicolor comedydrama film starring bette davis. Written by damon runyon, who had the talent for capturing the heart of the everyday man, with his heart of gold gangsters and their ladies. In this film, apple annie is a besotted, ragclad street vendor. Pocketful of miracles subtitled on movies unlimited. Glenn ford, bette davis, hope lange, peter falk, annmargret, thomas mitchell, frank capra. Pocketful of miracles directed by frank capra written by hal kanter and harry tugend based on a screenplay by robert riskin and a story by damon runyon 1961usa franton productions repeat viewingnetflix rental comparisons are odious.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Pocketful of miracles is a charming urban fairy from 1961. The kl studio classics bluray of pocketful of miracles is a beauty, with excellent color. Rent pocketful of miracles 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd. One of the finest hollywood classics is pocketful this movie has all the elements of a hollywood classic. Pocketful of miracles movie trailer and videos tv guide. The clear image reveals a major blooper in the car and taxi scenes. Pocketful of miracles 1961 directed by frank capra. Glenn ford stars as a superstitious gangster that always buys apples from apple annie bette davis as he believes it gives him good luck. The show has been remastered for mgm by deluxe digital.
For me, the priceless scenes are between the veteran actor bette davis and upstart ann margaret. Pocketful of miracles photos view all photos 3 movie info. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Damon runyons fairytale, sweet and funny, is told by director frank capra.
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