A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Barton MacLane
- Police Commissioner
- (as Barton Maclane)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFrank Capra wrote in his autobiography that the production was "shaped in the fires of discord and filmed in an atmosphere of pain, strain, and loathing."
- Goofs1950s-era taxis and other vehicles appear in rear projection footage of city streets seen in the rear window of Dave's limousine.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
- SoundtracksPocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Sung offscreen by an unidentified choir during the opening credits
Featured review
A Wonderful Fairy Tale
Apple Annie (Bete Davis) is an alcoholic beggar who sells apples and controls the beggary in Broadway area. Dave the Dude Conway (Glenn Ford) is a prominent gangster, who believes that Annie's apples are magic and brings `good luck' to him. Elizabeth 'Queenie' Martin (Hope Lange) is his lover, and she wants to get married with him and move to Maryland, to have children. One day, Annie receives a letter from her daughter Louise (Ann Margret, making her debut on the screens), who lives in Spain. She informs that she is going to get married with the son of a Count, and her future father-in-law is coming to New York with them to visit her. Annie becomes desperate and Dude decides to help her, pretending she is from the high-society of New York. This is another wonderful Frank Capra's magic movie. Indeed, it is a fairy tale. The cast, direction and screenplay are delightful and although being talkative and long, it is such a good film that the viewer does not feel the time passing. Bete Davis has another outstanding performance, as usual, very well supported by the magnificent cast. Highly recommended as a family entertainment. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): `Dama Por Um Dia' (`Lady For a Day')
Title (Brazil): `Dama Por Um Dia' (`Lady For a Day')
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- claudio_carvalho
- Feb 10, 2004
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- Also known as
- Pregršt čuda
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,900,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $4,982
- Runtime2 hours 16 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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