Pennies from Heaven (1981)

  • R
  • 12/11/1981 (US)
  • Drama, Music, Romance
  • 1h 48m

There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains Pennies from Heaven.

Overview

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent school teacher.

Herbert Ross

Director

Dennis Potter

Writer

Cast

Steve Martin's headshot

Steve Martin

Arthur
Bernadette Peters's headshot

Bernadette Peters

Eileen
Jessica Harper's headshot

Jessica Harper

Joan
Vernel Bagneris's headshot

Vernel Bagneris

The Accordion Man
John McMartin's headshot

John McMartin

Mr. Warner
John Karlen's headshot

John Karlen

The Detective
Jay Garner's headshot

Jay Garner

The Banker
Robert Fitch's headshot

Robert Fitch

Al

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