Pennies from Heaven (1936)
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. This delays Larry from following his dream and going to Venice and becoming a gondolier. Instead, he becomes a street singer and, while singing in the street, meets a pretty welfare worker, Susan Sprague. She takes a dim view of Patsy's welfare under the guardianship of Larry and her grandfather and starts proceedings to have Patsy placed in an orphanage.
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Writer:
Jo Swerling
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Bing Crosby as Larry Poole |
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Madge Evans as Susan Sprague |
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Edith Fellows as Patsy Smith |
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Louis Armstrong as Henry |
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Donald Meek as Gramp Smith |
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John Gallaudet as J. C. Hart |
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William Stack as Clarence B. Carmichael |
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Nana Bryant as Miss Howard |
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Tom Dugan as Crowbar Miller |
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Nydia Westman as Slavey - Hotel Maid |
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Mickey Daniels as Hay Wagon Driver (uncredited) |
| Directing | Norman Z. McLeod | Director |
| Writing | Katherine Leslie Moore | Novel |
| Writing | William Rankin | Story |
| Writing | Jo Swerling | Screenplay |
| Production | Emanuel Cohen | Producer |
| Sound | William Grant Still | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Pittack | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John Rawlins | Editor |
| Art | Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Sam Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Production | Earl Rettig | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Glenn Rominger | Sound |
| Writing | Johnny Burke | Lyricist |
| Sound | Arthur Johnston | Songs |
