Pennies from Heaven

1936 film by Norman Z. McLeod, Jo Swerling
Movie film Q1716835
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Pennies from Heaven

Summary

Pennies from Heaven is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pennies from Heaven's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Pennies from Heaven was directed by Norman Z. McLeod[4].
  • Pennies from Heaven was directed by Jo Swerling[5].
  • Jo Swerling wrote the screenplay for Pennies from Heaven[6].
  • Pennies from Heaven's composer is recorded as William Grant Still[7].
  • Pennies from Heaven's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • Pennies from Heaven's genre is musical film[9].
  • Pennies from Heaven's genre is comedy film[10].
  • A cast member of Pennies from Heaven was Bing Crosby[11].
  • A cast member of Pennies from Heaven was Madge Evans[12].
  • A cast member of Pennies from Heaven was Edith Fellows[13].
  • A cast member of Pennies from Heaven was Donald Meek[14].
  • A cast member of Pennies from Heaven was Louis Armstrong[15].
  • A cast member of Pennies from Heaven was Nana Bryant[16].
  • A cast member of Pennies from Heaven was Nydia Westman[17].
  • Pennies from Heaven was produced by Emanuel Cohen[18].
  • The original language of Pennies from Heaven was English[19].
  • Pennies from Heaven's color is recorded as black-and-white[20].
  • Pennies from Heaven's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Pennies from Heaven was published on January 1, 1936[22].
  • Pennies from Heaven's distributed by is recorded as Columbia Pictures[23].
  • Pennies from Heaven's narrative location is recorded as New York City[24].
  • Pennies from Heaven's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pennies from Heaven'}[25].
  • Pennies from Heaven's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+81'}[26].
  • Pennies from Heaven's Filmiroda rating is recorded as Category I[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Pennies from Heaven was produced by Emanuel Cohen[18]. Directors include Norman Z. McLeod[4] and Jo Swerling[5]. Jo Swerling wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Bing Crosby[11], Madge Evans[12], Edith Fellows[13], Donald Meek[14], Louis Armstrong[15], and Nana Bryant[16].

Publication

Pennies from Heaven was released on January 1, 1936[22]. The original language of it was English[19]. Genres include comedy drama[8], musical film[9], and comedy film[10].

Why It Matters

Pennies from Heaven has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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  25. [27] . terjesztesre_kerulo_filmalkotasok_nyilvantartasa.xlsx. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Producer Emanuel Cohen
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