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Posted by Matt Barry on 04/12/06 01:05
Frank R.A.J. Maloney wrote:
>
> Last Friday night one of our local PBS stations showed _Pocketful of
> Miracles_ (1961). Either I was in an impatient mood or it's not a very good
> film, but I bailed after 20 minutes or so, bored to distraction by the
> pacing and the obviousness of the story. The only thing that worked for me
> while I did stick with it was Bette Davis as Apple Annie. Hope Lange was
> absolutely hopeless as Queenie and I could certainly while so many here
> dislike Glenn Ford. But then I didn't see the whole film, so what do I know?
>
> Now I read in the IMDb that it is a remake of Capra's 1933 film _Lady for a
> Day_, which I have not seen but which sounds like it would be more to my
> liking.
>
Oh, yes, this is a good one. Warren William is good as always, and Mae
Robson is wonderful as Apple Annie. This is another one of those great
movies from what I call his "pre-IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT" phase of his
career where he worked in a variety of genre, with strong success in
each.
> Meanwhile, my record for liking Damon Runyon-based films remains pretty
> dismal. Films like _Little Miss Marker_ (and the Bob Hope version _Sorrowful
> Jones_) and _The Lemon Drop Kid_ are impossible. _Guys and Dolls_ is an
> interesting failure and that's about the best I can say for any Runyon
> property. But I haven't seen them all and I'm still holding out hope for _A
> Slight Case of Murder_, if ever I can score a copy.
>
> --
> Frank in Seattle
> ____
Interesting. I really enjoy the Damon Runyon stories-I just saw THE
LEMON DROP KID the other night and found it to be a really sweet and
funny movie, underrated in my opinion. For years, LADY FOR A DAY was
very hard to see. I would like to track down more Damon Runyon-based
films as they become available.
Now if only Universal could work out the rights to IT AIN'T HAY...
Matt
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