This commercial bomb turned out to be Capra's swan song.
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:5
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.8/10
Synopsis: Annie (Bette Davis), an aging apple-seller, passes herself off as a woman of wealth in order to impress her daughter. Young Louise (Ann-Margret) has just returned from years in Spain and hopes to... Annie (Bette Davis), an aging apple-seller, passes herself off as a woman of wealth in order to impress her daughter. Young Louise (Ann-Margret) has just returned from years in Spain and hopes to marry into the well to-do family of a Count. Assisting Annie in her comic charade is a motley group of small-time-gangsters who love Annie and would do anything to help her. Director Frank Capra re-made his own LADY FOR A DAY for this, his final film. [More]
Starring: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell
Starring: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell, Peter Falk, Jack Elam, Ann-Margret, Thomas Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton, Mickey Shaughnessy
Director: Frank Capra
Director: Frank Capra
Producer: Frank Capra Jr.
Screenwriter: Hal Kanter, Harry Tugend
Composer: Walter Scharf
Reviews for Pocketful of Miracles
A painful experience, particularly considering the source (director: Frank Capra)
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