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    Pennies From Heaven

    1936 · Comedy drama · 1h 20m

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  1. Pennies from Heaven is a 1981 American musical romantic drama film directed by Herbert Ross, based on the 1978 BBC television drama of the same name. Dennis Potter adapted his screenplay from the BBC series for American audiences, changing its setting from London and the Forest of Dean to Depression-era Chicago and rural Illinois .

  2. Jan 1, 1982 · A sheet-music salesman in Depression-era Chicago has an affair with a schoolteacher and gets involved in a murder mystery. The film features elaborate musical numbers set to old recordings of the 1930s, but also depicts a dark and cynical world.

    • (6.3K)
    • Drama, Musical, Romance
    • Herbert Ross
    • 1982-01-01
  3. Pennies From Heaven is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, and Edith Fellows. Jo Swerling's screenplay was based on the novel The Peacock Feather by Leslie Moore. The film is about a singer wrongly imprisoned who promises a condemned fellow inmate that he will help the family ...

  4. A musical with an idea that contrasts the grim reality of the Depression era with the escapist entertainment of the time. The film is dazzling and disappointing, with a cruel and twisted story, and a style that undermines the emotional reality.

  5. Pennies from Heaven: Directed by Norman Z. McLeod. With Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows, Louis Armstrong. Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promise an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family.

    • (795)
    • Comedy, Drama, Music
    • Norman Z. McLeod
    • 1936-11-25
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    • 108 min
  7. Jul 11, 2014 · Pennies From Heaven (1981) Official Trailer - Steve Martin, Christopher Walken Musical Movie HD - YouTube. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.64M subscribers. Subscribed. 561. 72K views 9...

    • 3 min
    • 76.1K
    • Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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