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Pennies from Heaven

Herbert Ross

1981 • 1h 48m

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.

Pennies from Heaven

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Cast

Steve Martin

Steve MartinArthur

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette PetersEileen

Jessica Harper

Jessica HarperJoan

Vernel Bagneris

Vernel BagnerisThe Accordion Man

John McMartin

John McMartinMr. Warner

John Karlen

John KarlenThe Detective

Jay Garner

Jay GarnerThe Banker

Tommy Rall

Eliska KrupkaThe Blind Girl

Christopher Walken

Christopher WalkenTom

Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthyThe Bartender

Raleigh Bond

Raleigh BondMr. Barrett

Gloria LeRoy

Gloria LeRoyA Prostitute

Nancy Parsons

Nancy ParsonsThe Old Whore

Crew

Herbert Ross

Herbert RossDirector

Dennis Potter

Dennis PotterWriter

Sidney Wolinsky

Sidney WolinskyFirst Assistant Editor

Richard L. Anderson

Richard L. AndersonSound Editor

Stephen Hunter Flick

Stephen Hunter FlickSound Editor

Mark Mangini

Mark ManginiDialogue Editor

Conrad E. Palmisano

Conrad E. PalmisanoStunt Double

Richard Marks

Richard MarksEditor

Bob Mackie

Bob MackieCostume Design

Gordon Willis

Gordon WillisDirector of Photography

Ken Adam

Ken AdamAssociate Producer

Ralph Burns

Ralph BurnsOriginal Music Composer

Rick McCallum

Rick McCallumExecutive Producer

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