USA,
1961, 136 min
Directed by:
Frank CapraCinematography:
Robert J. BronnerComposer:
Walter ScharfCast:
Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell, Peter Falk, Thomas Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton, Mickey Shaughnessy, David Brian, Sheldon Leonard (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
For years Apple Annie (Bette Davis), a poor Broadway fruit seller, has maintained to her daughter that she is a wealthy New York socialite. But, with a reunion and society wedding on the horizon, Annie's fabricated lifestyle risks being revealed. To maintain the ruse, local gangster Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford) engages a colourful crop of 42nd Street characters to help imitate high society. But will Annie be able to maintain the masquerade? (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1962 - Peter Falk (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1962 - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Golden Globes
- 1962 - Glenn Ford (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1962 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1962 - Bette Davis (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)