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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 .
- $22 million
- December 11, 1981
Jan 1, 1982 · A sheet-music salesman escapes his dreary life in the Great Depression through popular music and a love affair. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and soundtracks of this film.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Herbert Ross
- 1982-01-01
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 ...
- The Peacock Feather, by Leslie Moore
- Emanuel Cohen Productions
- Emanuel Cohen
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.
Rent Pennies From Heaven on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. A complicated little musical, Pennies from Heaven is a dazzling, tragic spectacle....
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- Herbert Ross
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- Steve Martin
A prison escapee becomes a street singer and falls in love with a welfare worker in this lighthearted film with Louis Armstrong and Madge Evans. Nominated for an Oscar, Pennies from Heaven features songs by Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke.
