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Pennies from Heaven
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent school teacher.
Die Comedian Harmonists singen Volkslieder
The Comedian Harmonists sing various German folk songs in a picturesque landscape.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Biberti Bass
Roman Cycowski Bariton
Harry Frommermann 3. Tenor / Buffo
Erich A. Collin 2. Tenor
Ari Leschnikoff 1. Tenor
Erwin Bootz Klavier / Piano
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