

Pennies from Heaven
“FUN...when Crosby croons himself out of jail and lands on a merry-go-round with the meanest of brats!”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
Where to Watch

Cast

Larry Poole
Bing Crosby
Larry Poole

Susan Sprague
Madge Evans
Susan Sprague

Patsy Smith
Edith Fellows
Patsy Smith

Henry
Louis Armstrong
Henry

Gramp Smith
Donald Meek
Gramp Smith

J. C. Hart
John Gallaudet
J. C. Hart

Clarence B. Carmichael
William Stack
Clarence B. Carmichael

Miss Howard
Nana Bryant
Miss Howard

Crowbar Miller
Tom Dugan
Crowbar Miller

Slavey - Hotel Maid
Nydia Westman
Slavey - Hotel Maid

Hay Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Mickey Daniels
Hay Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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