Pennies From Heaven

Pennies From Heaven
by Norman Z. McLeod

Pennies From Heaven
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Actor: Bing Crosby, Donald Meek, Edith Fellows, Louis Armstrong, Madge Evans
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cinematographer: Robert Pittack
Editor: John Rawlins
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Movie Review: A critique of Pennies from Heaven
Summary: 3 Stars

In general the weakest part of any musical is the dialogue and plot that links the musical interludes and this is true of Pennies from Heaven.
The film began with a most bizarre scene in which a man about to be executed requests a favour from Bing Crosby who just happens to be in jail for some minor crime. Once out of prison Crosby resumes his career as a drifter who cant make a regular living despite his obvious ability as a singer. Despite his homeless and moneyless situation he still manages to maintain a well groomed appearance. Of course, this insistence by Hollywood on stars presenting an immaculate image regardless of situation was de rigueur for many years. Much of the plot and acting is somewhat inane and the film is only saved by the music of Burke & Johnston performed by Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong.
As a teenager in the 1930's with the cinema in its hey day I had little, if any, critical faculty and took everything I saw on screen at its face value therefore when I criticise a film of that period I also remember it with nostalgia and pleasure despite the shortcomings of which I am aware today.

Jack Riddle - New Zealand

Summary of Pennies From Heaven

Legendary crooner Bing Crosby sings and dances his way through this charming and delightful story of a wanderer who drifts into the lives and hearts of the residents of the small town of Middletown, New Jersey. Featuring music and lyrics by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston, including the classics "So Do I," "Pennies from Heaven" (Academy Award? nominee for Best Music/Song), "Skeleton in the Closet" and "Let's Call a Heart a Heart."

With incredible supporting performances by the amazing Louis Armstrong, the beautiful Madge Evans, and the talented Edith Fellows, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN is one of the crown jewels from the golden age of Hollywood when real stars weren't found only in heaven...and a fistful of pennies still went a long way. Stars: Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows, Donald Meek, John Gallaudet, Tommy Dugan, Louis Armstrong, Nydia Westman.

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