Although I prefer the original 1933 film, this 1961 remake adequately exudes its own amount of charm. Then Glenn Ford approached Capra with an offer to help finance the film through his production company if he was cast as the lead. 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. 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. To be sure, it doesn't fail by much. Still, give me them carrying a little less weight for age. 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. Well, Dave says, Madame La Gimp tells me the thing that makes the biggest hit of all with the proud old Spanish nobleman is that she keeps her baby in Spain all these years because she wishes her raised up a true Spanish baby in every respect until she is old enough to know what time it is. I can think only of three directors who were capable of blending drama and comedy in a way that makes you applaud after the film ends.Billy Wilder,his mentor Ernst Lubitsch and of course,Frank Capra.Pocketful of Miracles(1961)is Capra's final feature and he ended his glorious career in a truly miraculous fashion.I have read many reviews which pointed out many flaws of this film,but I have to disagree.There are many elements that make this film a true masterpiece.Firstly,the screenplay based upon the story by Robert Riskin and Damon Runyon is wonderful--it is filled with witty one-liners that make you laugh and cry,and it embodies the spirit of Broadway.It is wrong to say that this film doesn't make you think after seeing it-it is much more than just a morality story,with tastefully and artistically presented characters.Secondly,there is absolutely top-notch cast,most of the actors make truly memorable performances(except for Peter Mann,who was rather stiff).Glenn Ford is a fantastic,somewhat forgotten actor,who embodied Dave the Dude superbly.As a prominent gangster and bootlegger who has a thing for Annie's apples,he is simultaneously tough,ironic,charismatic,and incredibly charming in his obstinacy and tenacity.Bette Davis again demonstrates why she was considered the best actress ever.She masterfully portrayed the complex and nuanced character of an alcoholic beggar who controls the beggary on Broadway.She actually shows that even a beggar can be stylish.And the love she has for her daughter Louise-that's magical.Beautiful Hope Lange is great(as always)in the role of Dave's lover Queenie,who wants to move to Baltimore with him and have children.Her change of heart towards Annie is wonderful.The supporting cast is adorable.Peter Falk deserved an Oscar for his inspirational and truly funny portrayal of a distrustful gangster Joy Boy.Thomas Mitchell made his last performance as a pool-hall-junkie-judge who stands in for Annie's husband.And he did it exceptionally.Ann Margret makes her debut as Annie's loving daughter.The direction is flawless,as usual when Capra is in charge.All these elements should make this film an unforgettable experience,and not just a film you watch for fun(no classic film lover should watch films just for fun). 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. FAQ That should tell you something. S khc bit gia Madam v Madame nh ngha . "[6] The critic for The Hollywood Reporter also looked upon the film favorably, calling it "a Christmas sockful of joy, funny, sentimental, romantic [and] frankly capricious. Well, when Dave the Dude starts out on any proposition, he is a wonder for fast working. Can you imagine a couple of young saps wishing to wait until they go plumb around the world before getting married?. But I have no idea you recognize me after all these years., Twenty of them now, Judge Henry G. Blake says. 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. 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. It's Hans Christian Andersen stuff written by a hard-boiled journalist and transferred to the screen by trick-wise Hollywoodites. He is a short, fat guy, with a round, red face, and a big laugh, and the kind of a guy Dave the Dude can call up at his home in Newport and explain the situation and ask for the loan of the apartment, which Dave does. Edit Translation. Little Manuel is standing alongside Judge Henry G. Blake, and he explains in Spanish to Mr. and Mrs. Conde and the others that Willie K. Vanderbilt is a very large millionaire, and Mr. and Mrs. Conde seem much interested, anyway, though naturally Madame La Gimp and Judge Henry G. Blake are jerry to Big Nig, while Madame La Gimps baby and the young guy are interested in nobody but each other. His most-beloved films, many of which were made during the Great Depression, were patriotic . 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. Is your Mardi Gras celebration running flat? Even Miss Billy Perry and Judge Henry G. Blake do some first-class crying, although the chances are the judge is worked up to the crying more by the shots he takes for his courage than by the meeting. You'll wait all through the film for something great to happen but it'll never come. The original was slow and graceful and also quite beautiful. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. The good natured prostitute with a heart of gold meets a dumb young soldier and the clock is ticking to see which one will win the mantle of "Most Tragically Poignant Death." The titular bridge, hard at work. May Robson, WarrenWilliam, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, Ned Sparks, Jean Parker, Walter Connolly; D: Frank Capra; W: Robert Riskin; C . 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. a Capra's movie must be nice. By this time anybody can see that the judge is commencing to believe that all this is on the level and that he is really entertaining celebrities in his own home. The premise finds that gambler Dave the Dude (Warren. The picture's happy nature is infectious and it you roll with it by the end you'll have a smile on your face. Ford hears about this & so the machinations commence to make Margaret's visit a smooth one. 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. There is too much dedicated to Ford's character's businesses, moving away from what really matters - Apple Annie and her predicament. because it is , in high measure, an useful support for rest. 13 Ratings. 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 . His modern version, which involved Korean War orphans and an apple farm in Oregon, was filled with Cold War rhetoric and retitled Ride the Pink Cloud. Well, of course, this elopement creates much excitement for a few minutes, but by Monday Mr. and Mrs. Conde and the young folks and Madame La Gimps sister take a train for California to keep on going around the world, leaving us nothing to talk about but about old Judge Henry G. Blake and Madame La Gimp getting themselves married, too, and going to Detroit where Judge Henry G. Blake claims he has a brother in the plumbing business who will give him a job, although personally I think Judge Henry G. Blake figures to do a little booting on his own hook in and out of Canada. Beautiful Hope Lange plays Dude's girl Queenie Martin and the film debut of a very young Ann-Margret playing Apple Annie's charming daughter Louise. 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. 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. She is an old , ugly and poor woman on his own resources , she splits luck to a mobster (well played by Glenn Ford who helped finance the movie through his production company) giving him apples . Lady for a Day ( Brasil: Dama por Um Dia / Portugal: Milionria por Um Dia) um filme estado-unidense de 1933 do gnero comdia dramtica, dirigido por Frank Capra. [2], Budgeted at $2.9 million, the film began principal photography on April 20, 1961. Ladd, long an admirer of 'The Brighter Side', Damon Runyon's long-running newspaper column, initially signed Pat O'Brien to star as 'Broadway' in the program. 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. "[2], Exhibitors protested Bette Davis's star billing as they worried it would hurt the boxoffice, and the receipts did fall short of expectations. [2][4] From the beginning, she clashed with co-star Glenn Ford, who had demanded Hope Lange, his girlfriend at the time, be given the dressing room adjacent to his, which had already been assigned to Davis. "[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. "[1], Riskin had written his screenplay specifically for Robert Montgomery, but MGM refused to loan him to Columbia. Skenarionya yang dibuat oleh Robert Riskin berdasarkan pada cerpen "Madame La Gimp" karya Damon Runyon. Frank Capra got out of the directing feature film business right after Pocketful of Miracles, creating a symmetry of sorts in his career because this is a remake of Lady for a Day, his first film to garner any kind of award nominations. Indeed, we have an alleged audition from the program, titled \"Princess O'Hara\" in which O'Brien and Wendy Barrie are heard announcing the next production of the series, 'A Piece of Pie'. With Montgomery unavailable, Capra approached James Cagney and William Powell, but neither of their respective studios was willing to allow them to work on the project. A remake of Capra's own lady for a lady, made in 33. While the costume and set design may not be accurate it's certainly high class and sumptuous. 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