Pocketful of Miracles

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.

Cast

Glenn Ford

as Dave 'The Dude' Conway

Bette Davis

as Apple Annie

Hope Lange

as Elizabeth 'Queenie' Martin

Arthur O'Connell

as Count Alfonso Romero

Peter Falk

as Joy Boy

Thomas Mitchell

as Judge Henry G. Blake

Edward Everett Horton

as Hudgins

Mickey Shaughnessy

as Junior

David Brian

as Governor

Sheldon Leonard

as Steve Darcey

Reviews

CinemaSerf

The start of this film reminded me of the lady who sold bird seed in "Mary Poppins" - the down-at-heel but kind hearted "Annie" (Bette Davis) who scrapes a living together thanks largely to the generosity of local gangster "Dude" (Glenn Ford). What nobody else knows, however, is that she secretly ha...

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