Pennies from Heaven

Norman Z. McLeod
1936-11-25

FUN...when Crosby croons himself out of jail and lands on a merry-go-round with the meanest of brats!
6.833
81 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Bing Crosby Larry Poole Unowned
Madge Evans Susan Sprague Unowned
Edith Fellows Patsy Smith Unowned
Louis Armstrong Henry Unowned
Donald Meek Gramp Smith Unowned
John Gallaudet J. C. Hart Unowned
William Stack Clarence B. Carmichael Unowned
Nana Bryant Miss Howard Unowned
Tom Dugan Crowbar Miller Unowned
Nydia Westman Slavey - Hotel Maid Unowned
Mickey Daniels Hay Wagon Driver (uncredited) Unowned