Pennies From Heaven

– A musical set in the great Busby Berkeley style. In Chicago during the depression, sheet music sales..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Pennies from Heaven (1981)

A musical set in the great Busby Berkeley style. In Chicago during the depression, sheet music salesman, Arthur Parker, is trying to sell his products, but it's not easy to convince unwilling music store owners to buy them. Although he's already married to the somewhat drab Joan, when he meets school teacher Eileen in a music store, he falls in love with her.

Pennies from Heaven (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Jan 1982

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writer:

Dennis Potter (written for the screen by), Dennis Potter (based on original material by)

Main Actors:

Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Vernel Bagneris

Plot:

In Chicago during the 1930s depression, sheet music salesman Arthur Parker is trying to sell his products, but it's not easy to convince unwilling music store owners to buy them. Although he's already married to the somewhat drab Joan, when he meets school teacher Eileen in a music store, he falls in love with her.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%