Pennies from Heaven (1981)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $22,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,171,289.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.282 |
Directed By
Herbert Ross
Crew
Herbert Ross
Dennis Potter
Murray Schwartz
Harry V. Lojewski
L. Andrew Stone
Sidney Wolinsky
Danny Daniels
George Korngold
Richard L. Anderson
Nora Kaye
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Stephen Purvis
Kenneth Wannberg
Stephen Hunter Flick
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Mark Mangini
John Dunn
Hal Bell
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill
Conrad E. Palmisano
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
Richard Marks
Ross Brown
Garrett Lewis
Bob Mackie
Philip Harrison
Gordon Willis
Fred Tuch
Herbert Ross
Bernie Cutler
Ken Adam
Hank McCann
Rick McCallum
Seymour Klate
Ken Adam
Ralph Burns
Billy May
TOP 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
Francis X. McCarthy
The Bartender
Raleigh Bond
Mr. Barrett
Gloria LeRoy
A Prostitute
Nancy Parsons
The Old Whore
Toni Kaye
Tart
Shirley Kirkes Mar
Tart
Jack Fletcher
Elevator Operator
Hunter Watkins
Boy
Arell Blanton
Motorcycle Police
George P. Wilbur
Motorcycle Police
M.C. Gainey
Young Policeman
Mark Campbell
Newsboy
Mark Martinez
Schoolboy
Duke Stroud
Counterman
Joseph G. Medalis
Counterman
Richard Blum
Pool Player
William Frankfather
Pool Player
James Mendenhall
Warden
Jim Boeke
Hangman
Robert Lee Jarvis
Policeman
Luke Andreas
Customer
Will Hare
Father Everson
Joshua Cadman
Jumbo
Paul Valentine
Bar Patron
Bill Richards
Bar Patron
John Craig
Bar Patron
Alton Ruff
Bar Patron / Dancer
Karla J. Franko
Bank Secretary
Robin Hoff
Bank Secretary
Linda Montana
Bank Secretary
Bunney Brooke
Bank Secretary
Twink Caplan
Bank Customer
Lillian D'Honau
Bank Customer
Barbara Nordella
Bank Customer
Dean Taliaferro
Bank Customer
Wayne Storm
Bank Guard
Gene Ross
Bank Teller
Edward J. Heim
Bank Teller
Dave Adams
Bank Teller
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