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Pennies from Heaven (1936) Facts
| Director(s) | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Producer(s) | Emanuel Cohen |
| Featured Cast | Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Donald Meek, Nana Bryant, Tom Dugan |
| Total Facts | 2 |
Louis Armstrong was hired for this movie at Bing Crosby's insistence. Crosby also insisted that Armstrong receive prominent billing, the first time a black actor shared top billing with white actors in a major release film.
Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Richard Carle (Mr. Briggs), Eddie Borden (Mr. Bilkins), Maston Williams (Prisoner) and Nick Copeland (Middle-aged Man). Reviews list Tom Ricketts in the role of Mr. Briggs. but he was not seen in movie either.