Pennies from Heaven
Dec 11, 1981 | IMDB 6
108 min Watch NowDrama, Music, Romance
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Drama, Music, Romance
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
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Some Like It Hot
High Fidelity
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The War of the Roses
King Kong
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