The Miracle Woman (1931) Untouched DVD5 - Barbara Stanwyck [DDR]

The Miracle Woman (1931) Untouched DVD5 - Barbara Stanwyck [DDR]

The Miracle Woman is a 1931 American drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, and Sam Hardy. Based on the play Bless You Sister by John Meehan and Robert Riskin, the film is about a preacher's daughter who becomes disillusioned by the mistreatment of her dying father by his church. Having grown cynical about religion, she teams up with a con man and performs fake miracles for profit. The love and trust of a blind man, however, restores her faith in God and her fellow man. The Miracle Woman was the second of five film collaborations between Capra with Stanwyck. Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film was inspired by the life of Aimee Semple McPherson.

CAST:-
Barbara Stanwyck as Florence Fallon
David Manners as John Carson
Sam Hardy as Bob Hornsby
Beryl Mercer as Mrs Higgins
Russell Hopton as Bill Welford
Charles Middleton as Simpson
Eddie Boland as Collins
Thelma Hill as Gussie

Directed by Frank Capra
Produced by Harry Cohn
Written by Dorothy Howell (continuity)
Running time 90 minutes

SYNOPSIS:- The Miracle Woman (1931)
Florence Fallon (Barbara Stanwyck) is outraged when her minister father is fired after many years of selfless service to make way for a younger man. She tells the congregation what she thinks of their ingratitude. Her bitter, impassioned speech impresses Bob Hornsby (Sam Hardy), who convinces her to become a phony preacher for the donations they can squeeze out of gullible believers. She builds up a devoted national following. Then she meets a blind John Carson (David Manners), falls in love, and the sham comes tumbling down.

The film shares themes with other Capra films, namely Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town in that the central character gives up power and fortune for the sake of their principles. What is different here is the gender roles are reversed, with the main character being a woman who is supported by the man who loves her.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:-
Video Codec: MPEG-2
Video Bitrate: 4375 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 29.970
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 90 mins
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]