Pennies from Heaven (1936)
FUN...when Crosby croons himself out of jail and lands on a merry-go-round with the meanest of brats!
1936 · NR · 1h 21m · Comedy, Drama, Music
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
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.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Writers: Katherine Leslie Moore, Jo Swerling, William Rankin
Music by: William Grant Still
Cinematography: Robert Pittack
Editor: John Rawlins
Cast
Bing Crosby as Larry PooleMadge Evans as Susan SpragueEdith Fellows as Patsy SmithLouis Armstrong as HenryDonald Meek as Gramp SmithJohn Gallaudet as J. C. HartWilliam Stack as Clarence B. CarmichaelNana Bryant as Miss HowardTom Dugan as Crowbar MillerNydia Westman as Slavey - Hotel MaidMickey Daniels as Hay Wagon Driver (uncredited)More like this
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