fret nyet, my pet

3 good ones and a "meh." That's better odds than MLB.

Pocketful of Miracles (1961) - "Boozy, brassy Apple Annie, a beggar with a basket of apples, is as much as part of downtown New York City as old Broadway itself. Bootlegger Dave the Dude is a sucker for her apples, he thinks they bring him luck. But Dave and girlfriend Queenie Martin need a lot more than luck when it turns out that Annie is in a jam and only they can help. Annie's daughter Louise, who has lived all her life in a Spanish convent, is coming to America with a Count and his son. The Count's son wants to marry Louise, who thinks her mother is part of New York City society. It's up to Dave and Queenie and their Runyonesque cronies to turn Annie into a lady and convince the Count and his son that they are hobnobbing with New York City's elite."
source: streamed on Amazon Prime
I watched it because: I like Glenn Ford
IMDB: 7.1/10  -  Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer: 50% Audience: 72%
my IMDB: 8/10

notable quote: "If you weren't a broad, I'd kick you right in the stomach."

MPAA rating: [approved]

directed by: Frank Capra

my notes: delightful! I cried.

Academy Award nominee:
• Best Supporting Actor—Peter Falk
• Best Costume Design, Color—Edith Head, Walter Plunkett

• Best Music, Original Song—Jimmy Van Heusen (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics) - for the song "Pocketful of Miracles"

overall:  recommended

Field of Dreams (1989) - "Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true."

source: DVD
I watched it because: it's a movie that I come back to over and over
IMDB: 7.5/10  -  Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer: 88% Audience: 86%
my IMDB: 8/10

AFI: 10 Top 10 (2008) Fantasy #6

    100 Years…100 Cheers (2006) #28

MPAA rating: PG

notable quote:  "'If you build what, who will come?'

    'He didn't say.'"

directed by: Phil Alden Robinson

my notes: this is one of those movies that reaffirms my faith - in humanity, in sports, and in my own heart.
Academy Award nominee:
• Best Picture—Lawrence Gordon, Charles Gordon

• Best Writing, Screenplay based on material from another medium—Robinson

• Best Music, Original Score—James Horner
overall: very highly recommended

Tobruk (1967) - "A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British military unit made up of Germans to help lead an attack on a major German fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya."
source: DVD (borrowed)
I watched it because: it's a World War II movie about a unique topic, and one that I'd never seen
IMDB: 6.4/10  -  Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer: N/A% Audience: 51%
my IMDB: 7/10

notable quote: "'It's suicide.'

    'It's orders.'"

MPAA rating: approved [TV-G]

directed by: Arthur Hiller

my notes: Rock Hudson is all right, but George Peppard was the real action hero. Conflicted, against all odds, and hard without being cold.

Academy Award nominee: Best Effects, Special Effects—Howard A. Anderson, Albert Whitlock
overall:  recommended

Road to Bali (1952) - "Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble."

source: Prime
I watched it because: I'd never seen a Dorothy Lamour movie (that I know of)
IMDB: 6.4/10  -  Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer: 75% Audience: 64%
my IMDB: 4/10

notable quote: "Don't fool with the fun flute unless you consult with the master."

MPAA rating: approved

directed by: Hal Walker

my notes: this much Bob Hope is a lot of Bob Hope. The story itself is dumb and filled with hideously insulting stereotypes, but the musical numbers are generally pretty good - Bing Crosby's voice is almost surreally smooth - and it moves at a good clip.

overall: marginally recommended

[the title quotation is from Pocketful of Miracles]