ANGELI CON LA PISTOLA
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Frank Capra
Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford) is a successful, very superstitious New York City gangster who buys apples from street peddler Apple Annie (Bette Davis) to bring him good luck. On the eve of a very important meeting, he learns Annie has an adult daughter named Louise (Ann-Margret), who was sent to a school in Europe as a child.
Louise believes her mother to be wealthy socialite Mrs. E. Worthington Manville, and she is bringing her aristocratic fiancé Carlos and his father, Count Alfonso Romero (Arthur O'Connell), to the States to meet her. Annie has been pretending that the luxurious hotel where Dave lives is her home address and has Louise's letters mailed there, then intercepted by a friend and handed over to her.
Dave's good-hearted girlfriend Queenie Martin (Hope Lange) convinces him to help Annie continue her charade. Queenie takes on the task of transforming the derelict into a dowager. Dave arranges for pool hustler "Judge" Henry G. Blake to pose as Annie's husband, the dignified E. Worthington Manville, and hires someone else to act as her butler Hudgins.
While an important appointment Dave has with another powerful gangster keeps getting postponed, his right-hand man Joy Boy (Peter Falk) becomes increasingly exasperated. Dave manages to engineer a lavish reception with New York's mayor and governor as guests. Louise and her impressed future husband and father-in-law return to Europe, none the wiser about her mother's real identity.
Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film that stars Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend is based on the screenplay Lady for a Day by Robert Riskin, which was adapted from the Damon Runyon short story "Madame La Gimp".
The film proved to be the final project for both Capra and veteran actor Thomas Mitchell. It also featured the film debut of Ann-Margret.
Supporting player Peter Falk was nominated for an Academy Award.
The 1989 film Miracles starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui is based on Pocketful of Miracles.
Pocketful of Miracles
Country Stati Uniti
Year 1961
Time 136 min
Color Color
Audio Sonoro
Genere Commedia
Directed by Frank Capra
Produced by Frank Capra
Written by Hal Kanter
Harry Tugend
Based on a screenplay by Robert Riskin
Starring Glenn Ford
Bette Davis
Hope Lange
Arthur O'Connell
Music by Walter Scharf
Cinematography Robert J. Bronner
Editing by Frank P. Keller
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) December 1961
Running time 131 minutes
Country United States
Language Eng Deu Ita Fra Spa
Subtitle MultSub
Tecnical Data
DVD9
Dimension: 7,32Gt
Languages: Eng Deu Ita Fra Spa
Subtitle MultSub
Regione: 2 PAL
Running Time: 131min
Extra: No
Compression: No
Resolution: 4:3 (720x576)
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