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Pocketful of Miracles Overview:

Pocketful of Miracles (1961) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Frank Capra and produced by Frank Capra, Glenn Ford and Joseph Sistrom.

SYNOPSIS

Capra's star-studded, sentimental final film is a remake of his 1934 Lady for a Day and both are based on the hoary Damon Runyon tale. An aging apple-seller (Davis) passes herself off as a woman of wealth in order to help her daughter marry into a well-to-do family. Assisting her in the comic charade is a motley group of small-time gangsters led by a disarming Falk. Ann-Margaret made her film debut.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1961 --- Ceremony Number 34 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Supporting ActorPeter FalkNominated
Best Costume DesignEdith Head, Walter PlunkettNominated
Best Music - SongMusic by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy CahnNominated
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Pocketful of Miracles BlogHub Articles:

POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES

By Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 26, 2020 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Being this is the holiday season, the movie IT"S A WONDERFUL LIFE gets discussed often. What doesn't get discussed nearly enough is what happened to the career of that film's director, Frank Capra, after it was made. Capra is one of my favorite movie directors of all time, and in the 1930s he made a... Read full article

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

By Beatrice on May 1, 2017 From Flickers in Time

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 1961/USA Franton Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Comparisons are odious.  Without them, this is an entertaining and amusing Cinderella st... Read full article

Lady for a Day (1933) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961) (Frank Capra)

By Judy on Oct 10, 2015 From Movie Classics

This is my contribution to the They Remade What ?! blogathon being organised by Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. Please do visit and read the other postings. Frank Capra first made his fairy tale of New York in black and white in the early 1930s. Then he returned to it 28 years later for a more ligh... Read full article

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Pocketful of Miracles Quotes:

Junior: She's like a cockroach what turned into a butterfly!
Joy Boy: I ain't gonna marry her! An' y'know why? 'Cause my wife don't like it when I go around marryin' people! She's funny that way!
Joy Boy: Does it still kinda get you right here?
Joy Boy: What's with her?
Dave the Dude: Aah, she just wants a bunch of kids.
Joy Boy: Kids? Aw, they're mean when they get on that kick.
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Pocketful of Miracles Facts
Final film of 'Snub' Pollard.
For the Spanish version of the film, the Count and his son are Italians.
Before Bette Davis accepted the role, Shirley Booth was Capra's first choice for Apple Annie. Booth viewed the original version of the film, Lady for a Day, and informed director Frank Capra that there was no way she could match the Oscar-nominated performance of May Robson in the original film, and politely declined the role.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 13 seconds
A variation of "Polly Wolly Doodle" is sung by Bette Davis' (Apple Annie) crew towards the end of the film as they are riding in a cab to see Ann-Margret off on her honeymoon. The same song is played on the harmonica by Lionel Barrymore (and Edward Arnold) in You Can't Take It with You.
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