Pennies from Heaven (1936)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
Release: 1936-11-25
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Writers: Katherine Leslie Moore , William Rankin , Jo Swerling
Language: English
Stars: Bing Crosby (1903–1977) , Madge Evans , Edith Fellows , Louis Armstrong , Donald Meek (1878–1946) , John Gallaudet , William Stack , Nana Bryant , Tom Dugan , Nydia Westman
Runtime: 81 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: Pennies from Heaven (United States of America) , Pennies from Heaven , Dinero del cielo (Argentina) , Filléreső (Hungary) , La chanson de deux sous (Belgium) , Pengar från skyn (Sweden) , 黄金の雨 (Japan) , Tudo a Cantar (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Манна небесная , La chanson à deux sous (France, French Republic) , Dinheiro do Céu (Brazil) , Gadens melodi (Denmark) , Miedziaki z nieba (Poland)
Plot: Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promise 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.
IMDB:tt0028092