Review of Pocketful of Miracles (1961) by Augustine H — 16 May 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013.
(1961) A Pocketful Of Miracles.
COMEDY DRAMA.
Remake of Frank Capra's 1933 film called "Lady For A Day" starring Glenn Ford as Dave The Dude a top head gangster and racketeer who often buys apples from a poor old bag lady nicknamed Apple Annie for superstitious luck. And when Annie gets put into a complicated situation herself regarding her actual daughter, Dave The Dude's fiancé nicknamed "Queenie" played by Hope Lange encourages him to get involve into helping poor old Annie if he wants his superstitious luck to continue which is why it's called "Pocketful Of Miracles" hence the title.
A film that is two hours and 16 minutes, all I can say is that while it's always fun to see film legends like Bette Davis and Glenn Ford on screen together, the pacing regarding the set is much longer than it should. And the ending should've been much longer than the set up even though it's identical to other Capra movies. Known as Director Frank Capra's last film and Ann Margret's first movie debut.
3 out of stars.
This review of Pocketful of Miracles (1961) was written by Augustine H on 16 May 2013.
Pocketful of Miracles has generally received positive reviews.
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