Pocketful of Miracles

Year:

1962

Duration:

136 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Frank Capra

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1962-02-15

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

Cast

Actor

Character

Ann-Margret

Pocketful of Miracles

Glenn Ford

Pocketful of Miracles

Angelo Rossitto

Bette Davis

Apple Annie

Hope Lange

Queenie Martin

Arthur O'Connell

Count Alfonso Romero

Peter Falk

Joy Boy

Thomas Mitchell

Judge Henry G. Blake

Edward Everett Horton

Hudgins

Mickey Shaughnessy

Junior

David Brian

Governor

Sheldon Leonard

Steve Darcey

Peter Mann

Carlos Romero

Barton MacLane

Police Commissioner (as Barton Maclane)

John Litel

Police Inspector 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 Captain Moore

Doodles Weaver

Pool Player

Betty Bronson

Mayor's Wife (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Mallethead (uncredited)

Marc Cavell

Young Reporter (uncredited)

Jacqueline deWit

Louise

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

Elevator Operator (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)

Steve Mitchell

Soldier (uncredited)

Billy Nelson

Hood (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

Hood (uncredited)

Norman Papson

Hairdresser (uncredited)

'Snub' Pollard

Knuckles (uncredited)

Amanda Randolph

Annie's Neighbor (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)

Did you know?

Trivia

Steve McQueen was once considered for playing Dave the Dude.

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Shirley Jones signed to star, but Glenn Ford made Frank Capra replace Jones with his then girlfriend Hope Lange.

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Final film of 'Snub' Pollard.

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Goofs

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

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In photo that looks like one of Ann-Margret's publicity glossies of the era, Apple Annie's daughter wears her hair in style from late Fifties-early Sixties - not in a short bob that a fashionable young woman would wear in 1931.

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The film is set in 1931, with a reference being made to 'Mr Moto'. However, the first Mr Moto book was published in 1935 and the first film featuring 'Mr Moto' made in 1937

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Quotes

Joy Boy: What's with her?

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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!

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Butler: Nobody arrives first, sir. They all arrive last.

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Faq

Q

Was this movie remade at a later date?

A

Yes - the movie was remade in 1989 as "Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose"

Q

Is this a remake of an earlier movie?

A

Yes - the 1933 version is called "Lady for a Day", which was also directed by Frank Capra!!!!!

Q

Midwest Premiere Happened When & Where?

A

The Midwest Premiere of the hit United Artists film, Pocketful of Miracles, directed by Frank Capra, occurred on Thursday, December 21, 1961 at the Oriental theatre (Randolph near State) in Chicago. An ad read: "Full of the little things that make a big motion picture great!"_____________________________

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