1961·Comedy·2h 16m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Frank Capra
new york city
prohibition era
gangster
deception
apple
makeover
luck
dowager
high society
peddler
lucky charm
mother daughter reunion
1930s
crooked judge
long lost daughter
elaborate ruse
mother daughter relationship
street peddler
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Cast
Glenn Ford
Dave 'The Dude' Conway
Bette Davis
Apple Annie
Hope Lange
Elizabeth '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
Ann-Margret
Louise
Crew
Frank Capra
Director
Hal Kanter
Screenplay
Jimmy Van Heusen
Original Music Composer
Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
Frank Capra
Producer
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Edith Head
Costume Design
Damon Runyon
Story
Robert Riskin
Original Film Writer
Glenn Ford
Associate Producer
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
24 reviews
Anna Vargas
6.0★ · 01/01/26
vivan las películas potito
vivan las películas potito
Erik Olsson
7.0★ · 12/19/25
Capra's final film is a remake of his own Lady For A Day, which while inferior to the original in a way that makes me respect the earlier film more, it's still an enjoyable enough if tired time and feels like a final hurrah to the Capra we all know and love. The cast of old favorites and future stars is a delight, and Capra seems a tad more comfortable with his filmmaking here as compared to A Hole in the Head. Though it is too long and has far more focus on Dave the Dude than Apple Annie to my liking, at least the original still exists for this film to be a curious companion to.
Capra's final film is a remake of his own Lady For A Day, which while inferior to the original in a way that makes me respect the earlier film more, it's still an enjoyable enough if tired time and feels like a final hurrah to the Capra we all know and love. The cast of old favorites and future stars is a delight, and Capra seems a tad more comfortable with his filmmaking here as compared to A Hole in the Head. Though it is too long and has far more focus on Dave the Dude than Apple Annie to my liking, at least the original still exists for this film to be a curious companion to.
Dani Calde
6.0★ · 12/15/25
this was really cute but i think they could’ve done more with building the story especially with how long it was
this was really cute but i think they could’ve done more with building the story especially with how long it was
Pavlo Huk
7.0★ · 12/03/25
Advent calendar movie #3
Such a feel-good movie with a lovely story. It had so many funny moments, I just couldn’t hold myself with Joy Boy, spectacular.
Such a feel-good movie with a lovely story. It had so many funny moments, I just couldn’t hold myself with Joy Boy, spectacular.
Advent calendar movie #3
Such a feel-good movie with a lovely story. It had so many funny moments, I just couldn’t hold myself with Joy Boy, spectacular.
Such a feel-good movie with a lovely story. It had so many funny moments, I just couldn’t hold myself with Joy Boy, spectacular.
Maya
8.8★ · 06/23/24
Funny moments with some sincere, I even had a few tears falling from my eye!
Funny moments with some sincere, I even had a few tears falling from my eye!