Pennies from Heaven
1981 · 1h 48m · Drama, Music, Romance · United States of America · Rated R (US)
There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains Pennies from Heaven.
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.
Directed by
Herbert RossWritten by
Dennis Potter6.1Smart score
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1930schicago, illinoisgreat depressionmarriagemusicalteachertraveling salesman
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