Pennies from Heaven
“There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains Pennies from Heaven.”
1981•R•1h 48m•6.1•Released
DramaMusicRomance
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Director
Herbert Ross
Writer
Dennis Potter
Budget
$22M
Revenue
$9M
Languages
English
Studio
Hera Productions
Cast
Steve Martin
Arthur
Bernadette Peters
Eileen
Jessica Harper
Joan
Vernel Bagneris
The Accordion Man
John McMartin
Mr. Warner
John Karlen
The Detective
Jay Garner
The Banker
Robert Fitch
Al
Tommy Rall
Ed
Eliska Krupka
The Blind Girl
Christopher Walken
Tom
Francis X. McCarthy
The Bartender
Raleigh Bond
Mr. Barrett
Gloria LeRoy
A Prostitute
Nancy Parsons
The Old Whore
Production
Company
Hera Productions
Company
SLM Production Group
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Nora Kaye
Producer
Herbert Ross
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