Pocketful of Miracles
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| 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 |
| Edited by | Frank P. Keller |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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136 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.9 million |
| Box office | $2.5 million |
Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, and 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 but also featured the film debut of Ann-Margret.
Supporting player Peter Falk was nominated for an Academy Award but George Chakiris won that year for West Side Story. Capra said that Falk's performance was a bright spot in this "miserable film."
The 1989 film Miracles starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui, and the 2008 film Singh Is Kinng starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif are based on Pocketful of Miracles.
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 finds Annie terribly upset.
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