Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Voti degli utenti:

7.3/10   

Regista:

Frank Capra

Writers:

Robert Riskin (story) and
Damon Runyon (story) ...
(ancora)

Data di uscita:

19 dicembre 1961 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Boozy, brassy Apple Annie, a beggar with a basket of apples, is as much as part of downtown New York as old Broadway itself...

Plot Keywords:

Hidden Child | Apple Seller | Deception | Bittersweet | Beautiful Woman

Premi:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Capra Remakes Himself

Cast

Glenn Ford	...	Dave 'the Dude' Conway
Bette Davis	...	Apple Annie
Hope Lange	...	Elizabeth 'Queenie' Martin
Arthur O'Connell	...	Count Alfonso Romero
Peter Falk	...	Joy Boy
Thomas Mitchell	...	Judge Henry G. Blake
Edward Everett Horton	...	Hutchins
Mickey Shaughnessy	...	Junior
David Brian	...	Governor
Sheldon Leonard	...	Steve Darcey
Peter Mann	...	Carlos Romero
Ann-Margret	...	Louise
Barton MacLane	...	Police Commissioner (as Barton Maclane)
John Litel	...	Police Insp. McCrary
Jerome Cowan	...	Mayor
Jay Novello	...	Cortego
Frank Ferguson	...	Newspaper Editor
Willis Bouchey	...	Newspaper Editor
Fritz Feld	...	Pierre
Ellen Corby	...	Soho Sal
Gavin Gordon	...	Mr. Cole
Benny Rubin	...	Flyaway
Jack Elam	...	Cheesecake
Mike Mazurki	...	Big Mike
Hayden Rorke	...	Police Capt. Moore
Doodles Weaver	...	Pool Player
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Betty Bronson	...	Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns	...	Mallethead (uncredited)
Marc Cavell	...	Young Reporter (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit	...	Louise (uncredited)
Josip Elic	...	Darcey Henchman (uncredited)
Tom Fadden	...	Herbie - Hotel Employee (uncredited)
Bernard Fein	...	Darcey's Henchman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Pedestrian Entering Queenie Martin's Club (uncredited)
Peter Ford	...	(uncredited)
Eddie Foster	...	Man in Pool Hall (uncredited)
Byron Foulger	...	Lloyd (uncredited)
James Griffith	...	Briscoe (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton	...	Truck-Driving Hood (uncredited)
Peter Hansen	...	Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes	...	Bald Patron at Queenie Martin's (uncredited)
Richard Karlan	...	Detective (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp	...	Dock Extra (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard	...	Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Joe McTurk	...	Powder (uncredited)
Paul Micale	...	(uncredited)
Billy Nelson	...	Hood (uncredited)
Paul Newlan	...	Hood (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard	...	Knuckles (uncredited)
Amanda Randolph	...	Annie's Neighbor (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto	...	Angie (uncredited)
Michael Ross	...	Detective #1 (uncredited)
William F. Sauls	...	Smiley (uncredited)
Edgar Stehli	...	Gloomy (uncredited)
Bert Stevens	...	Dock Extra (uncredited)
George E. Stone	...	Shimkey (uncredited)
Harry Swoger	...	(uncredited)
Hal Taggart	...	Man Who Helps Annie (uncredited)
Kelly Thordsen	...	The Weasel (uncredited)
Romo Vincent	...	Brisbane (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent	...	Pool Hall Extra (uncredited)
Dick Wessel	...	Governor of Florida (uncredited)
Grace Lee Whitney	...	Queenie's 'broad' in black dress (uncredited)
Harry Wilson	...	Slop - Pretends to be Governor of Utah (uncredited)

Regia di
Frank Capra

Scritto da
Robert Riskin		story and
Damon Runyon		story "Madame la Gimp"
Hal Kanter		(writer) and
Harry Tugend		(writer)
Jimmy Cannon		uncredited

Prodotto da
Frank Capra	....	producer
Glenn Ford	....	associate producer
Joseph Sistrom	....	associate producer

Musiche originali di
Walter Scharf

Fotografia di
Robert J. Bronner		(as Robert Bronner)

Montaggio di
Frank P. Keller

Architetto-scenografo
Roland Anderson
Hal Pereira

Arredatore
Sam Comer
Ray Moyer

Costumi di
Edith Head		(costumes: women)
Walter Plunkett		(costumes: men)

Trucco
Nellie Manley	....	hair styles supervisor
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Aiuto regista
Arthur S. Black Jr.	....	assistant director
Frank Capra Jr.	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Gene Lauritzen	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sonoro
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach	....	recording director
Hugo Grenzbach	....	sound recordist

Effetti speciali
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography

Editorial Department
Nick Archer	....	assistant film editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Walter Scharf	....	conductor
Jimmy Van Heusen	....	composer: title song (as James Van Heusen)

Altro personale
Nick Castle	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• Franton Production

Distributors

• United Artists (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1962) (France) (theatrical)
• United Artists Europa (1961) (Spain) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1964) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• Key Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Image Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Continental Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Dear-Warner Home Video (????) (Italy) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (France) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Paramount Studios  filming location

Alias:

Angeli con la pistola (Italy) [it]

Durata:

136 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | American Sign Language

Colore:

Colore (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Divieti:

Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #20029) | West Germany:6 | Argentina:Atp

Luoghi delle riprese:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Franton Production

Curiosità:

Average Shot Length (ASL) = 13 seconds

Errori:

Anacronismi: 1950s-era taxis and other vehicles appear in rear projection footage of city streets seen in the rear window of Dave's limousine.

Citazioni:

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!

Movie Connections:

Citato in The Killing Floor (2007)

Colonna sonora:

Pocketful of Miracles

Capra Remakes Himself

With "Pockeful Of Miracles" Frank Capra remakes his own "Lady For A Day" with Capraseque results - that means a mix bag with mostly delightful stuff in it - The major problem here is Glenn Ford, not as an actor but as a producer. There is too much dedicated to Ford's character's businesses, moving away from what really matters - Apple Annie and her predicament. Bette Davis was one of the major supporters of Glenn Ford at the beginning of his career - A Stolen Life, did for his career what "Thelma and Louise" did for Brad Pitt's and one should remember that Davis sort of "imposed" Ford for that role. Now Glenn Ford bills himself above Bette Davis. That should tell you something. The film, however, more than survives the petty egos and comes out as a wonderful swan song for the extraordinary Frank Capra. Bette Davis herself confessed to have found enormous difficulty at being faithful to Apple Annie in those gorgeous gowns post-makeover, but this is, was and always will be a fairy tale and as such it succeeds beautifully. The entrance of Davis after the make-over scored with the Nutcracker suite, it's one of my most cherished movie memories as are Davis's eyes as she witnesses the "miracle" in first person. A collection of wonderful character actors: Thomas Mitchell, Ellen Corby and in particular Edward Everett Horton makes the whole thing a smashing pleasure. Beautiful Hope Lange is terrific and Peter Falk wears a coat that makes his character a shady relative of his future "Colombo". If you're not made of stone and/or your levels of cynicism have not reached inhuman stages, you're going to enjoy this very much. I certainly did.