Pennies from Heaven (1981) ★ 6.11h48

Name: Pennies from Heaven
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 1981
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Vernel Bagneris, John McMartin

Drama · Music · Romance

Director Herbert Ross (6.7 avg)

Also directed Footloose, Steel Magnolias, The Secret of My Success, and 21 more

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.

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Cast

Steve Martin
Bernadette Peters
Jessica Harper
Vernel Bagneris
John McMartin
John Karlen
Jay Garner

Pennies from Heaven (1981) ★ 6.11h48

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