Pennies from Heaven (Original title)

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Date: 11 December 1981 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: Herbert Ross

Synopsis: Musical drama adapted from Dennis Potter's TV serial, following the escapades of a frustrated sheet-music salesman in 1930's Chicago.

Genres: Drama, Musical

Subjects: Great depression, Infidelity, Vocal music, Homicide

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Releases
Date: 11 December 1981not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour and Black and White - Metrocolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 108 mins Length: 9681 FeetLanguage: English
Date: March 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

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Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Production Company: Hera Productions, Executive Producer: Richard Mccallum, Producer: Nora Kaye, Producer: Herbert Ross, Associate Producer: Ken Adam, Unit Production Manager: Murray Schwartz, Location Manager: Ronald M. Quigley, Music Research: Greg Gormick, Music Research: Jim Bedoian, Music Research: Joe Monte, Discontinued Records, 2nd Unit Director: Thomas J. Wright, Assistant Director: L. Andrew Stone, Assistant Director: Emmitt-Leon O'Neil, Assistant Director: Hal Bell, Screenplay and Original TV Serial by: Dennis Potter, Director of Photography: Gordon Willis, Colour Consultant: Don Dittmar, Camera Operator: Craig Denault, Special Effects: Glen Robinson, Editor: Richard Marks, Visual Consultant: Ken Adam, Art Director: Fred Tuch, Art Director: Bernard Cutler, Set Designer: Chris Burian-Mohr, Set Decorator: Garrett Lewis, Production Illustrator: Thomas J. Wright, Costumes: Bob Mackie, Men's Wardrobe: Bob Magahay, Women's Wardrobe: Judy Truchan, Make-up Supervisor: Frank Griffin, Make-up: Ric Sagliani, Make-up: Dan Striepeke, Title Design: Wayne Fitzgerald, Title Design: David Oliver, Opticals: Modern Film Effects, Music Associate: Harper Mackay, Music Arranged and Conducted: Marvin Hamlisch, Billy May, Music Supervisor: Harry V. Lojewski, Music Co-ordinator: Louise Jaffe, Music Editor: George Korngold, Music Editor: Ken Wannberg, Music Consultant: Kenith Trodd, Choreography: Danny Daniels, Sound Recording: Al Overton, Sound Restoration of Original Discs: Len Engel, Contempo Recording Company, Lip Sync Supervision: Bobby Goodman, Sound Re-recording: Michael J. Kohut, Sound Re-recording: Jay M. Harding, Sound Re-recording: Dick Tyler, Music Mixing: Ted Keep, Sound Editor: Richard L. Anderson, Sound Editor: Stephen Flick, Dialogue Editor: Mark Mangini, Sound Editor: Stephen Purvis, Sound Editor: Warren Hamilton, Sound Effects Editor: John Dunn, Stunts: Conrad Palmisano, Stunts: Richard E. Butler, Stunts: Ronald Oliney

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Steve Martin (Arthur Parker), Bernadette Peters (Eileen), Christopher Walken (Tom), Jessica Harper (Foan), Vernel Bagneris (accordion man), John McMartin (Mr Warner), John Karlen (detective), Jay Garner (banker), Robert Fitch (Al), Tommy Rall (Ed), Eliska Krupka (blind girl), Frank McCarthy (bartender), Raleigh Bond (Mr Barrett), Gloria Leroy (prostitute), Nancy Parsons (old whore), Toni Kaye, Shirley Kirkes (tart), Jack Fletcher (elevator operator), Hunter Watkins (boy), Arell Blanton, George P. Wilbur (motorcycle police), M.C. Stroud, Joe Medalis (counterman), Richard Blum, William Frankfather (pool player), James Mendenhall (warden), Jim Boeke (hangman), Robert Lee Jarvis (policeman), Luke Andreas (customer), Will Hare (Father Everson), Joshua Cadman (Fumbo), Paul Valentine, Bill Richards, John Craig, Alton Ruff (bar patron), Karla Bush, Robin Hoff, Linda Montana, Dorothy Cronin (bank secretary), Twink Caplan, Lillian D'honau, Barbara Nordella, Dean Taliaferro (bank customer), Wayne Storm (bank guard), Gene Ross, Edward Heim, Dave Adams, Greg Finley, Paul Michael, Joe Ross (bank teller)

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