Ann-Margret, Arthur O'Connell, Barton MacLane

An aging fruit vendor, who has been deceiving her grown daughter that she's a wealthy millionaress (the daughter was raised in Europe), gets in a pickle when her daughter announces her arrival in the ...( read more  read more... )States with her new fiance. The mother then enlists the help of one of her daily customers, a big-time mobster who spends the money to create the lavish setting of living to continue the charade.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 16 min.

Directed by: Frank Capra

Release Date: December 19, 1961

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DVD Release Date: September 18, 2001

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  • July 21, 2008
    Franks Capra's last movie is a affectionate comedy drama about an aging apple-seller who passes herself off as a woman of wealth in order to impress her daughter. Wonderful performances (Peter Falk was nominated for an Oscar) is somewhat undone by film's extreme 136min length.
  • September 20, 2007
    funny, good classic. It just kinda ends at the end; everything is ok
  • June 28, 2009
    I loved it and especially the way she cleaned the apple for Glen. They pulled it off and she got to see her daughter. Had me worried for awhile but everyone played their role. Love was in the air.
  • April 11, 2009
    Very good, heartwarming for a Bette Davis movie.
  • September 3, 2008
    not the best version but good
  • July 28, 2008
    nominated for best picture at the golden globes
  • February 28, 2008
    A great film with a great cast...Capra's last film and very worthy of his name!
  • January 16, 2008
    A Guys & Dolls-style holiday miracle/makeover movie, with Davis, Ford, Lange, & Ann-Margret! What's not to love?
  • October 28, 2007
    Bette plays this homeless apple lady who with some help from Glenn Ford and friends becomes a lady overnight to greet her daughter and royal future inlaws. makes you glad that their are good folks in the world.

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