A pleasure from another era. 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 film, however, more than survives the petty egos and comes out as a wonderful swan song for the extraordinary Frank Capra. Capra also directed its 1961 remake, Pocketful of Miracles. Edit Translation. [1], The "Apple Annie" story transformed into Capra's Lady For A Day (and Pocketful of Miracles) has long been considered a natural source for a stage musical and a number of prominent writers, including Jerry Herman, David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr; the team of John Kander and Fred Ebb have all worked on unfinished and unrealized adaptations. Toggle navigation. I also thought the ending was slightly rushed and I really wanted to see more of what happened to Apple Annie and the others. Plus, overall, it looks like everyone just tried and emoted too much in the remake. In particular, Ford is more selfish and nasty when compared to the "nice" scoundrel played more gracefully by William. "[2], Other reviewers were more guarded. It takes me several hours to find Judge Henry G. Blake, but finally I locate him in Derles billiards-room playing a game of pool with a guy from Providence, Rhode Island. ", Bette Davis Stars as Ann Margaret's Misfit Mother. I am greatly mortified by such happenings at my social affairs, and everything must be returned at once. Although I prefer the original 1933 film, this 1961 remake adequately exudes its own amount of charm. Instead, trusting Annie's claim, he decides to make Queenie a nightclub star. Columbia later sold the rights to the story to United Artists for $200,000, and Capra remade the film as Pocketful of Miracles with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford in 1961. Now Judge Henry G. Blake is not so excited when I tell him what Dave the Dude wishes to see him about, but naturally he is willing to do anything for Dave, because he knows that guys who are not willing to do things for Dave the Dude often have bad luck. To the astonishment of his right-hand man, "Joy Boy" (Peter Falk), he succeeds, and Queenie is able to pay off all her father's creditors after two years, just as Prohibition ends. | Ford hears about this & so the machinations commence to make Margaret's visit a smooth one. 13 Ratings. Lady for a Day - Robert Riskin, based on the story "Madame la Gimp" by Damon Runyon State Fair - Paul Green and Sonya Levien, based on the novel by Phil Strong. I am wondering for two days, he says, if by any chance you remember me. The director claimed to prefer the remake to the original, although most critics and, in later years film historians and movie buffs, disagreed with his assessment. A group of Annie's friends from the streets are watching from a distance. "[7] Veteran publisher Pete Harrison classed the film as only "fair," citing the Bette Davis approach to the May Robson portrayal: "The old Robson touch of wistful poignancy to the role is missing. The remake is rather brash and a little dragging in places when compared to the original, nevertheless still an entertaining and fun film. The Blu-ray edition additionally incorporates about four and a half minutes of lost footage, including a key scene where Dave, Blake and McGuire are planning the reception.[6]. always. Annie becomes desperate and Dude decides to help her, pretending she is from the high-society of New York. Annie assures the Dude that his latest purchase is especially lucky. Mrs. Conde is over in a corner with Herbert Bayard Swope, or the Pale Face Kid, who is trying to find out from her by using hog Latin and signs on her if there is any chance for a good twenty-one dealer in Spain, and of course Mrs. Conde is not able to make heads or tails of what he means, so I hunt up Madame La Gimp. His own musicals include: Rest In Peace directed-choreographed by Baayork Lee; A Midsummer Night, The Odd Ducklings, Apple Annie, a musical version of Damon Runyon's short story Madame La Gimp with lyricist/librettist Don Loftus and Lillian Lorraine, a musical about the Life of Lillian Lorraine, the Ziegfeld Follies Star and 11 children's . The director felt Ford was wrong for the part but out of desperation he agreed to the arrangement, which called for each of them to receive 37 percent of the film's profits. [1] The film's success prompted the making of the 1934 film Lady by Choice, directed by David Burton and starring Carole Lombard. Glenn Ford and the late Hope Lange in a comedy with Bette Davis taking a supporting role. The Damon Runyon Theatre was another of Alan Ladd's Mayfair Transcription Company productions. Glen Ford is a special gangster and Hope Lange far to be a surprise. 13 Ratings. "Pocketful of Miracles" received three Oscar nominations. Be the first to ask a question about Madame La Gimp Lists with This Book This book is not yet featured on Listopia. It went into general release on September 13 and within a very short time earned $600,000, twice its budget and a substantial sum for the period. It was first made into a movie in 1933, entitled "Lady for a Day." She walks with a gimp in one leg, which is why she is called Madame La Gimp, and years ago I hear somebody say Madame La Gimp . Lady for a Day is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. "[1], Riskin had written his screenplay specifically for Robert Montgomery, but MGM refused to loan him to Columbia. Pocketful of Miracles is Frank Capra's Technicolor re-make of his brilliant 1933 film, Lady for a Day. -- Madame La Gimp -- Sense of humor -- The lacework kid -- Situation wanted -- Tobias the terrible -- Palm Beach santa claus -- It comes up mud -- All horse players die broke -- Johnny one-eye -- The three wise guys -- The bloodhounds of Broadway Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2010-09-29 20:05:32 Boxid IA128322 Boxid_2 CH116301 Camera But it seems to me all this is most disrespectful to our leading citizens, especially when Rodney B. Emerson calls, The Honorable Police Commissioner, Mister Grover A. Whalen, and in pops Wild William Wilkins, who is a very hot man at this time, being wanted in several spots for different raps. It is in non-anamorphic widescreen format with audio tracks in English and Spanish and subtitles in Spanish and French. It was the first film for which Capra received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and the first Columbia Pictures release to be nominated for Best Picture. Damon Runyon's short story Madame La Gimp was published in the October 1929 issue of Cosmopolitan. Both editions include commentary by Frank Capra Jr., as well as his brief introduction to the 2001 restoration work. Awards Originally released as a motion picture in 1933. Starring John Brown as Broadway, the narrator of Damon Runyon's dramatic stories of old Manhattan New York and the gangster life in the 1920's and 1930's. File: madam_lagimp-1949-06-19.mp3: File Size: 96m/B VHS, DVD . It was the beginning of the future sex-symbol Ann Margret in a great and extensive cast. Now Glenn Ford bills himself above Bette Davis. Beautiful Hope Lange is terrific and Peter Falk wears a coat that makes his character a shady relative of his future "Colombo". "[3] Despite her effort to avoid an unpleasant situation, Davis was given the room Lange had wanted, and from then on Ford began treating her like a supporting player. Anyway, you cannot say Judge Henry G. Blake is a bum, especially as he wears good clothes, with a wing collar, and a derby hat, and most people consider him a very nice old man. Finally there is quite a commotion at the door, and Rodney B. Emerson announces, Mister Herbert Bayard Swope, in an extra loud voice which makes everybody look around, but it is nobody but the Pale Face Kid. FAQ Well, it is coming on Saturday and the boat from Spain is due, so Dave the Dude hires a big town car, and puts his own driver, Wop Sam, on it, as he does not wish any strange driver tipping off anybody that it is a hired car. Frank Capra's (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington/Mr. The morning they go to meet the boat is the first time Judge Henry G. Blake gets a load of his ever-loving wife, Madame La Gimp, and by this time Miss Billy Perry and Miss Missouri Martin give Madame La Gimp such a going-over that she is by no means the worst looker in the world. I remember youoh, so very well, Henry. For the album by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, see. Capra, certain he was the winner, ran to the podium to collect his Oscar, only to discover Rogers had meant Frank Lloyd, who won for Cavalcade, instead. Get help and learn more about the design. BROADWAY: Thanks. [2] Cast as Apple Annie was Bette Davis, who accepted the role after Shirley Booth, Helen Hayes, Katharine Hepburn, and Jean Arthur turned it down. [2], Motion Picture Herald covered the preview and gave the film good marks, with the review headline "Pocketful of Dollars" predicting an excellent boxoffice performance. It's a great movie to watch with kids, or for cinema addicts looking for a rest. The film proved to be the final project for both Capra and veteran actor Thomas Mitchell, while also marking the film debut of Ann-Margret. A wreck of a woman expects her daughter to visit, but first some drastic changes are in order. External Reviews I never see a nicer-looking young couple, and anybody can see they are very fond of each other indeed. I remember somebody telling me once that Madame La Gimp is quite a beauty in her day, and has her own servants, and all this and that, but I always hear the same thing about every bum on Broadway, male and female, including some I know are bums, in spades, right from taw, so I do not pay any attention to these stories. Read news, see photos and watch videos. I wish Moosh a hello, and he never raps to me but only bows, and takes my hat. FX: MUSIC ANNCR: Once again, The Damon Runyon Theater brings you another story by the master story teller, Damon Runyon, and this one the famous "Madame La Gimp." And to tell it to you, here is Broadway. Metacritic Reviews. A 'Pocketful of Miracles' is more of a fairy tale comedy. Louise has been led to believe her mother is a society matron named Mrs. E. Worthington Manville who lives at the Hotel Marberry. Pocketful of Miracles is the basis for the 1989 Hong Kong film Miracles starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui, which itself was later remade as the 2008 Hindi-language Indian film Singh Is Kinng starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. This is another wonderful Frank Capra's magic movie. They tell me Miss Missouri Martin thinks some of putting the slug on Miss Billy Perry for this crack, but happens to remember just in time that Miss Billy Perry is now Dave the Dudes ever-loving wife, and that nobody in this town can put the slug on Daves ever-loving wife, except maybe Dave himself. You'll like Harry the Horse and Spanish John and Little Isadorehard characters, perhaps, but they would be hurt if you . Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing, "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pocketful_of_Miracles&oldid=1141907206, Films featuring a Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe winning performance, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, $5 million ($45.3million in 2021 dollars), This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 13:41. POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES is actually a remake of LADY FOR A DAY (1933), and I've got to say that nothing in this remake made me favor it over the original. The judge tells me that he is afraid he will not make much of a husband because he tries it before several times on his own hook and is always a bust, but as long as this time it is not to be anything serious, he will tackle it. So I go out looking for Judge Henry G. Blake to be Madame La Gimps husband, although I am not so sure Judge Henry G. Blake will care to be anybodys husband, and especially Madame La Gimps after he gets a load of her, for Judge Henry G. Blake is kind of a classy old guy. OTRR Non-Maintained Set-- A collection of shows that has not gone through the OTRR . Still, I am willing to allow that maybe Madame La Gimp is once a fair looker, at that, and the chances are has a fair shape, because once or twice I see her when she is not ginned up, and has her hair combed, and she is not so bad-looking, although even then if you put her in a claiming race I do not think there is any danger of anybody claiming her out of it. Full Cast and Crew | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs. Capra both produced and directed Riskin's adaptation of Damon Runyon's short story "Madame La Gimp." It concerned a decrepit peddler, Apple Annie (May Robson), who enlists a sympathetic gangster (Warren William) to transform her into a . The source for this movie is a Damon Runyon short story, "Madame La Gimp." It was first made into a movie in 1933, entitled "Lady for a Day." Frank Capra directed that film, which received four Academy Award nominations for the then second-tier Hollywood studio, Columbia. Now this is a most surprising sight to me, because Madame La Gimp is not such an old doll as anybody will wish to listen to, especially Dave the Dude. But fate in the form of a sympathetic mayor and governor and their entourages unexpectedly steps in and allows Annie to maintain her charade and keep Louise from learning the truth before she sails back to Spain with her husband-to-be. [1] One week before filming began, Capra offered the role of Apple Annie to 75-year-old May Robson, most of whose career had been spent performing on stage. His girlfriend, nightclub owner Missouri Martin (Glenda Farrell), helps transform Annie from a dowdy street peddler to an elegant dowager. The 1932/33 Academy Awards were presented on March 16, 1934 and covered a full 17 months period (August 1932 - December 1933). ", "The World's A Bright And Shiny Apple That's Mine, All Mine. Of course, nobody ever takes the newspapers she sells, even after they buy them off of her, because they are generally yesterdays papers, and sometimes last weeks, and nobody ever wants her flowers, even after they pay her for them, because they are flowers such as she gets off an undertaker over on Tenth Avenue, and they are very tired flowers indeed. Plot The story focuses on Apple Annie (May Robson), an aging and wretched fruit . How can I forget you? They tell me Judge Blake once has plenty of dough, and is quite a guy on Wall Street, and a high shot along Broadway, but he misses a few guesses at the market, and winds up without much dough, as guys generally do who miss guesses at the market. Other articles where Lady for a Day is discussed: Frank Capra: The early 1930s: Capra's next film, the sentimental Lady for a Day (1933), was. This film was also a remake of a film made in 1933 called Lady For a Day with Warren William and Mae Hopson. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend was based on Robert Riskin's screenplay for the 1933 film Lady for a Day, which was adapted from the 1929 Damon Runyon short story "Madame La Gimp". I especially liked Peter Falk's portrayal in this film. Lady for a Day 1933Delightful telling of the Damon Runyon story, "Madame La Gimp," about an apple peddler (Robson) down on her luck, who is transformed into a lady by a criminal with a heart. I figure the chances are Judge Henry G. Blake is getting a swelled head already, not to tumble up a guy who helps him get his job, but even at that I wish to say the old judge looks immense in his swallowtail coat, bowing and giving one and all the castor-oil smile. "Meet Ann-Margret: Hard Work, Ambition Propel a Young Actress To the Top in Hollywood". We must have Madame La Gimp in a swell apartment in the Marberry with a rich and aristocratic guy for a husband by the time her baby gets here, because if the proud old Spanish nobleman finds out Madame La Gimp is nothing but a bum, it is a hundred to one he will cancel his sons engagement to Madame La Gimps baby and break a lot of peoples hearts, including his sons. It seems that Herbert Bayard Swope, Vice-President Curtis, and Grover Whalen get a little game going, when the Reverend John Roach Straton steps up and cleans them in four passes, but it seems they soon discover that the Reverend John Roach Straton is using tops on them, which are very dishonest dice, and so they put the slug on the Reverend John Roach Straton and Dave the Dude has to split them out. Scopritelo a teatro MADAME LA GIMP - IL MUSICAL.Domenica 14 maggio. It has aspects of Barrie's The Old Lady Shows Her Medals and also more than a mere suggestion of Shaw's Pygmalion, set forth, as might be anticipated, in a more popular vein. Supporting players Peter Falk, Jack Elam, Ellen Corby and Ann-Margret in her film debut add some sparkle to the heavy-handed proceedings, but Ford is smug and tiresome as Dave the Dude, Hope Lange colorless as floozy singer Queenie. Davis has been picking up mail from her studying abroad daughter, played by Ann Margaret (in her film debut), from a swanky hotel (she's using the hotel's address as a means to put on airs she lives there when the reality is she lives on skid row) but when the management informs her she cannot do this anymore, she is bereft the truth will come out. She has her gray hair piled up high on her head, with a big Spanish comb in it, and she reminds me of a picture I see somewhere, but I do not remember just where. Dave arranges for erudite pool hustler Henry D. Blake (Guy Kibbee) to pose as Annie's second husband, the dignified Judge Manville. 599 views, 5 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 8 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Madame La Gimp - IL Musical: Dave il Bello, Carmelo, Lenticchia.Gangsters o Angeli con la pistola?? When I saw all the top ratings on imdb I gave this movie a try. "[2], Exhibitors protested Bette Davis's star billing as they worried it would hurt the boxoffice, and the receipts did fall short of expectations. It was the first film for which Capra received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and the first Columbia Pictures release to be nominated for Best Picture. Because of Ford's involvement with the financing of the film, Capra refused to intervene in any of the disagreements between the two stars, but he suffered blinding and frequently incapacitating headaches as a result of the stress. The original movie starred May Robson and Warren William, both largely forgotten today except among classic film fans. Glenn Ford shows his talent for comedy. Indeed, it is a fairy tale. (Source: TMDb) ~~ The film is a variation of Frank Capra's Lady for a Day and Pocketful of Miracles, which in turn were adapted from "Madame La Gimp", a short story by Damon Runyon. Based on a 1929 Damon Runyon short story called "Madame La Gimp," the earlier movie was a financial and critical success, earning Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the short story 'Madame La Gimp' by Damon Runyon. So he hops right over from Newport, and joins in with Dave the Dude, and I wish to say Rodney B. Emerson will always be kindly remembered by one and all for his co-operation, and nobody will ever again try to hand him the phonus bolonus when he is buying champagne, even if he is not buying it off of Dave the Dude. The director finally cast his film with an assortment of character actors under contract to Columbia. It received a US Region A Blu-ray release on November 18, 2014 from Kino Lorber. You never really grow to like her character or to root for her. Based on the story "Madame la Gimp" by Damon Runyon. Remaking his 1933 feature, Lady for a Day (which I now need to see! This Frank Capra directed film is actually Capra's second attempt with the movie. I advise Dave the Dude against this idea, because I am afraid something will happen to spoil the whole cat-hop, but he will not listen to me, especially as Rodney B. Emerson is now in town and is a strong booster for the party, as he wishes to drink of some of the good champagne he has planted in his apartment. a film about values, hopes and mankind . Lady for a Day is an Academy Award nominated film from 1933, directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. The whole cast is swell actually with many standouts, Peter Falk is a riot as Joy Boy and received an Oscar nomination for it. Well, Dave says, I do not ask Madame La Gimp this, because I do not consider it a fair question. It turns out that the proud old Spanish nobleman has white sideburns, and is entitled Conde de Something, so his ever-loving wife is the Condesa, and the son is a very nice-looking quiet young guy any way you take him, who blushes every time anybody looks at him. Personally, I consider Madame La Gimp nothing but an old pest, but kind-hearted guys like Dave the Dude always stake her to a few pieces of silver when she comes shuffling along putting on the moan about her tough luck. This is quite a situation, Dave says. a film who has, always, its target. Madame La Gimp (Closed December 04, 2016) | Off-Broadway - Buy tickets and see show information. . Bette Davis does an admirable job and Ann Margret is charming at whole at first steps on screen. He was among several performers Capra wanted but failed to secure for roles in the film. Riskin's version deviated from the original Runyon story primarily in that it linked its central character and a number of plot developments to the millions of Americans who were suffering as a result of the Great Depression. There was no awards ceremony in 1933. I'll never do that again. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. Elizabeth 'Queenie' Martin (Hope Lange) is his lover, and she wants to get married with him and move to Maryland, to have children. The importance of emotions, the rhythm, the magic and the happy ending. Why this is, I do not know, but this is the way Little Manuel is. One of the street people says that she can remember when Annie always looked like that. (We never know the details of Annie's history, but her upper-crust origins are clear.) [2][circular reference], In the early 1950s, the original negative was lost while being transferred from one film lab to another for preservation work. Very often when he is riding the tubs, Little Manuel runs into some guy he cannot cheat, so he has to call in Judge Henry G. Blake to outplay the guy on the level, although of course Little Manuel will much rather get a guys dough by cheating him than by outplaying him on the level. DRTH 490619 25 Madame La Gimp.mp3 DRTH 490626 26 Baseball Hattie.mp3 Volume 2 - 26 shows - total playtime 11 hours 35 minutes MP3 CD Volume 2: $5.00 Add To Cart DRTH 490703 27 The Big Umbrella.mp3 DRTH 490710 28 Earthquake.mp3 DRTH 490717 29 The Bloodhounds Of Broadway.mp3 DRTH 490724 30 The Lily Of St Pierre.mp3 DRTH 490731 31 It Comes Up Mud.mp3 Episode 25 "Madame La Gimp" The Damon Runyon Theater March 20, 1949 Opening Music: "A woman in Love" by Frankie Lane and Percy Faith covering song from Guys and Dolls Clip: Frank Capra's Lady For a Day (1933) 31 min; Customer Reviews 4.9 out of 5. The old doll is in a tough spot. One day a certain party by the name of Judge Goldfobber, who is a lawyer by trade, sends word to me that he wishes me to call on him at his office in lower Broadway, and while ordinarily I do not care for any part of lawyers, it happens that Judge Goldfobber is a friend of mine, so I go to see him. Still, I hear the old judge does himself proud, with his kissing Madame La Gimps baby plenty, and duking the proud old Spanish nobleman, and his wife, and son, and giving Madame La Gimps sister a good strong hug that squeezes her tongue out. That's why studios have a Continuity Department. Madame La Gimp - RuLit - 1 I can see there is no sense in me horning in on Madame La Gimp and Judge Henry G. Blake while they are cutting up old touches in this manner, so I think I will just say good-bye to the young people and let it go at that, but while I am looking for Madame La Gimps baby, and her guy, I run into Dave the Dude. Betty's role as "Apple Annie" is priceless.! The original was slow and graceful and also quite beautiful. Noun. Frank Capra had directed Lady for a Day in 1933 and for years had wanted to film a remake, but executives at Columbia Pictures, which owned the screen rights, felt the original story was too old-fashioned. But I judge the proud old Spanish nobleman is none too bright, at that, Dave says, because Madame La Gimp tells me he always lives in his little town which does not even have running water in the bathrooms. About this Item Title MADAME LA GIMP Other Title LADY FOR A DAY LADY OF TIMES SQUARE Alternate Title LADY FOR A DAY LADY OF TIMES SQUARE Genre unproduced show Notes - ("Lady of Times Square," "Lady for a Day") 2006 recording by Charles Strouse (composer), piano & vocal. Davis and Ford are okay but represent a change in the times I'd say. "[8] Least impressed was Elaine Rothschild of Films in Review: "This unbelievable and unfunny comedy proves only that director Frank Capra has learned nothing and forgotten nothing in the 28 years that intervened between the two pictures. One day she's cruising the halls of the Warwick Hotel in New York, foraging for uneaten food from trays left out for room service, when she's mistaken for a hotel employee by a blowsy blonde named. Brown had already begun performing a similar character on My Friend Irma (1947) as Irma's (Marie Wilson) shiftless boyfriend, so the leap to yet another Lower East Side accent wasn't that great for Brown. Queenie offers to pay him $5 a week from her cashier's salary toward the $20,000 owed him. The picture's happy nature is infectious and it you roll with it by the end you'll have a smile on your face. This motion picture is in color which makes Davis's famous facial expressions, especially her eyes, all the more effective. The Three Wise Guys A Very Honourable Guy Princess O'Hara Social Error She walks with a gimp in one leg, which is why she is called Madame La Gimp, and years ago I hear somebody say Madame La Gimp is once a Spanish dancer, and a big shot on Broadway, but that she meets up with an accident which puts her out of the dancing dodge, and that a busted romance makes her become a gin-head. "Madame La Gimp". He says he has to take a trip out to Pittsburgh to buy four or five coal mines, but will be back the next day. While the costume and set design may not be accurate it's certainly high class and sumptuous. Edit Details Reader Q&A To ask other readers questions about Madame La Gimp , please sign up . + Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 - December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. Now and then he makes a trip across the ocean with such as Little Manuel, and other guys who ride the tubs, and sits in with them on games of bridge, and one thing and another, when they need him. The source for this movie is a Damon Runyon short story, "Madame La Gimp." When three society reporters become suspicious about Mrs. E. Worthington Manville, of whom they can find no public records, they are kidnapped by members of Dave's gang, and their prolonged disappearance leads the local newspapers to accuse the police department of incompetence. Miss Missouri Martin is no sucker, even if she is kind-hearted. For all the individual brilliance shown by [the supporting players], this doesn't quite reach its big picture objective. Mister O. O. McIntyre, the big writer! Rodney B. Emerson says, and the next thing I know I am shaking hands with Mr. and Mrs. Conde, and their son, and with Madame La Gimp and her baby, and Madame La Gimps sister, and finally with Judge Henry G. Blake, who has on a swallowtail coat, and does not give me much of a tumble. This Rodney B. Emerson is quite a guy along Broadway, and a great hand for spending dough and looking for laughs, and he is very popular with the mob. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. I wonder at the time why Johnny is there, but figure it is because he is a friend of Dave the Dudes. Getting Started | Contributor Zone . Pure syrup, and a little goes a long way Touching drama,witty comedy and a drop of a fairy tale combined in another Capra's magical film, Top Rated Show with a great Cast of Characters. Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, produced and directed by Frank Capra, filmed in Panavision. Mostly she is wearing raggedy clothes, and busted shoes, and her gray hair is generally hanging down her face, and when I say she is maybe fifty years old I am giving her plenty the best of it. Taking place during the Prohibition Era in New York, we meet an apple seller, Davis, who makes ends meet selling the fruit on streets & who it turns out has a special relationship w/a mobster in town, Ford, who whenever a big deal or decision comes his way entrusts Davis to give him an apple (as a good luck token) which for the most part has worked in his favor but when the big boss is making moves to take over his territory, Ford does all he can to have all his luck ducks in a row. They are making a tour of the whole world, and will stop over here a couple of days just to see Madame La Gimp.. It's Hans Christian Andersen stuff written by a hard-boiled journalist and transferred to the screen by trick-wise Hollywoodites. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit. The story is of Myra, who we open on as a chorus girl in a stage show. 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