Pocketful of Miracles (1961)


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2h 16min | Comedy, Drama | Dec 18, 1961 | Released

Damon Runyon's fairytale, sweet and funny, is told by director Frank Capra. Boozy, brassy Apple Annie, a beggar with a basket of apples, is as much as part of downtown New York as old Broadway itself. Bootlegger Dave the Dude is a sucker for her apples --- he thinks they bring him luck. But Dave and girlfriend Queenie Martin need a lot more than luck when it turns out that Annie is in a jam and only they can help: Annie's daughter Louise, who has lived all her life in a Spanish convent, is coming to America with a Count and his son. The count's son wants to marry Louise, who thinks her mother is part of New York society. It's up to Dave and Queenie and their Runyonesque cronies to turn Annie into a lady and convince the Count and his son that they are hobnobbing with New York's elite.

Director: Frank Capra

Producer: Frank Capra

Writer(s): Robert Riskin

Story: Damon Runyon


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Cast & Crew

Cast (40 Members)


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Arthur O'Connell

Count Alfonso Romero

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Grace Lee Whitney

Queenie's 'Broad' in Black Dress (uncredited)

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Peter Falk

Joy Boy

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Gavin Gordon

Mr. Cole

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George E. Stone

Shimkey (uncredited)

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Bette Davis

Apple Annie

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Glenn Ford

Dave 'the Dude' Conway

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Hope Lange

Elizabeth "Queenie" Martin

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Thomas Mitchell

Judge Henry G. Blake

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Peter Mann

Carlos Romero

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Jack Elam

Cheesecake

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Ellen Corby

Soho Sal

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Ann-Margret

Louise

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Fritz Feld

Pierre

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Marc Cavell

Young reporter at dock (uncredited)

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Barton MacLane

Police Commissioner (as Barton Maclane)

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David Brian

Governor

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John Litel

Police Inspector McCrary

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Jay Novello

Cortego

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Frank Ferguson

Newspaper Editor

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Dick Wessel

Governor of Florida (uncredited)

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Hayden Rorke

Police Captain Moore

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Sheldon Leonard

Steve Darcey

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Willis Bouchey

Newspaper Editor

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Tom Fadden

Herbie - Hotel Employee (uncredited)

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Mike Mazurki

Big Mike

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'Snub' Pollard

Knuckles (uncredited)

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Doodles Weaver

Pool Player

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Paul E. Burns

Mallethead (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Lloyd (uncredited)

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Betty Bronson

Mayor's Wife (uncredited)

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Benny Rubin

Flyaway

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Kermit Maynard

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Pedestrian Entering Queenie Martin's Club (uncredited)

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Amanda Randolph

Annie's Neighbor (uncredited)

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Harry Wilson

Slop - Pretends to be Governor of Utah (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Dock Extra (uncredited)

Profile Arthur O'Connell Count Alfonso Romero
Profile Grace Lee Whitney Queenie's 'Broad' in Black Dress (uncredited)
Profile Peter Falk Joy Boy
Profile Gavin Gordon Mr. Cole
Profile George E. Stone Shimkey (uncredited)
Profile Bette Davis Apple Annie
Profile Glenn Ford Dave 'the Dude' Conway
Profile Hope Lange Elizabeth "Queenie" Martin
Profile Thomas Mitchell Judge Henry G. Blake
Profile Peter Mann Carlos Romero
Profile Jack Elam Cheesecake
Profile Ellen Corby Soho Sal
Profile Ann-Margret Louise
Profile Fritz Feld Pierre
Profile Marc Cavell Young reporter at dock (uncredited)
Profile Barton MacLane Police Commissioner (as Barton Maclane)
Profile David Brian Governor
Profile John Litel Police Inspector McCrary
Profile Jay Novello Cortego
Profile Frank Ferguson Newspaper Editor
Profile Dick Wessel Governor of Florida (uncredited)
Profile Hayden Rorke Police Captain Moore
Profile Sheldon Leonard Steve Darcey
Profile Willis Bouchey Newspaper Editor
Profile Tom Fadden Herbie - Hotel Employee (uncredited)
Profile Mike Mazurki Big Mike
Profile 'Snub' Pollard Knuckles (uncredited)
Profile Doodles Weaver Pool Player
Profile Paul E. Burns Mallethead (uncredited)
Profile Byron Foulger Lloyd (uncredited)
Profile Betty Bronson Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Profile Benny Rubin Flyaway
Profile Kermit Maynard Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Profile Bess Flowers Pedestrian Entering Queenie Martin's Club (uncredited)
Profile Amanda Randolph Annie's Neighbor (uncredited)
Profile Harry Wilson Slop - Pretends to be Governor of Utah (uncredited)
Profile Bert Stevens Dock Extra (uncredited)

Crew (14 Members)


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Frank Capra

Director

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Walter Scharf

Original Music Composer

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Hal Kanter

Writer

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Glenn Ford

Associate Producer

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Jimmy Van Heusen

Original Music Composer

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Joseph Sistrom

Associate Producer

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Hal Pereira

Art Direction

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Robert Riskin

Screenplay

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Roland Anderson

Art Direction

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Robert J. Bronner

Director of Photography

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Arthur S. Black Jr.

Assistant Director

Profile Frank Capra Director
Profile Walter Scharf Original Music Composer
Profile Hal Kanter Writer
Profile Glenn Ford Associate Producer
Profile Jimmy Van Heusen Original Music Composer
Profile Joseph Sistrom Associate Producer
Profile Hal Pereira Art Direction
Profile Robert Riskin Screenplay
Profile Roland Anderson Art Direction
Profile Robert J. Bronner Director of Photography
Profile Arthur S. Black Jr. Assistant Director

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