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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 .
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 ...
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 has a dark and cynical tone.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Herbert Ross
- 1982-01-01
This heavily stylized production with lip-synched musical numbers follows Arthur Parker (Steve Martin), a Depression-era sheet-music salesman with big dreams.
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- Herbert Ross
- R
- Steve Martin
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.
Bing Crosby stars as a street singer who helps a young girl and her grandfather in this heartwarming film with songs by Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke. The title tune was nominated for an Oscar and Louis Armstrong co-stars in a rare interracial role.
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