Pennies from Heaven (1936)
Overview
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help. This delays Larry from following his dream and going to Venice and becoming a gondolier. Instead, he becomes a street singer and, while singing in the street, meets a pretty welfare worker, Susan Sprague. She takes a dim view of Patsy's welfare under the guardianship of Larry and her grandfather and starts proceedings to have Patsy placed in an orphanage.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.7 |
Directed By
Norman Z. McLeod
Crew
Norman Z. McLeod
Jo Swerling
William Rankin
Glenn Rominger
Robert J. Schiffer
Sam Nelson
John Rawlins
Emanuel Cohen
William Grant Still
Robert Pittack
Earl Rettig
Stephen Goosson
TOP CAST
Bing Crosby
Larry Poole
Madge Evans
Susan Sprague
Edith Fellows
Patsy Smith
Louis Armstrong
Henry
Donald Meek
Gramp Smith
John Gallaudet
J. C. Hart
William Stack
Clarence B. Carmichael
Nana Bryant
Miss Howard
Tom Dugan
Crowbar Miller
Nydia Westman
Slavey - Hotel Maid
Mickey Daniels
Hay Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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