Lady for a Day (1933)

At one time there were only two copies of this Oscar nominated depiction of the Damon Runyon story left in existence. Story is about an old street beggar women whose mob friends help her to put on the airs of a society lady, so as not to disappoint the visiting daughter she hasn’t seen since childhood. Emblematic of Capra’s transitional period, shortly before he reached true auteur statues. Director later re-made this movie as his last film, Pocket Full of Miracles in 1961. Fair to Good.