Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Directed by Frank Capra
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.
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This second act of the film has the feel of a Hollywood fable about comic gangsters—“Pocketful of Miracles,” say—turned darker…
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