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Tap Dancing in the Film "?"

Famous tap dancing scene in the 1981 film "Pennies From Heaven". See also more Tap Dancing in the Movies

TITLE: "Pennies From Heaven"
CAST: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Walkin, Jessica Harper
DIRECTOR: Herbert Ross
PRODUCERS: Rick McCallum, Herbert Ross, Nora Kaye
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RELEASE DATE: December 11, 1981
RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes (1 houra nd 48 minutes)

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"It's The Girl" Dance

Songs, Dances, and Musical Numbers

Pennies from Heaven
Performed by Arthur Tracy
Mimed onscreen and Danced by Vernel Bagneris (uncredited)
Later sung by Steve Martin (uncredited)

The Clouds Will Soon Roll By
Performed by Elsie Carlisle with Bert Ambrose and His Orchestra (as Ambrose And His Orchestra)

I'll Never Have to Dream Again
Performed by Connee Boswell (as Connie Boswell)
Mimed onscreen by Steve Martin (uncredited)

Yes, Yes!
Performed by Sam Browne and Carlyle Cousins (as The Carlyle Cousins)
Mimed and Danced onscreen by Steve Martin (uncredited) and Jay Garner (uncredited)

Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?
Performed by Bing Crosby
Mimed onscreen by Steve Martin (uncredited) and Danced by Bernadette Peters (uncredited)

It's the Girl
Performed by The Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Mimed and Danced onscreen by Steve Martin (uncredited), Tommy Rall (uncredited) and Robert Fitch (uncredited)

Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You
Performed by Phyllis Robins (as Phyllis Robbins) with Orlando and His Orchestra
Mimed onscreen and Danced by Bernadette Peters (uncredited) and school children

Let's Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep (1932) Written by Herman Hupfeld (uncredited) Performed by Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees Courtesy of Columbia Records

It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
Performed by Dolly Dawn with George Hall and His Orchestra
Mimed onscreen by Jessica Harper (uncredited)

I Want to Be Bad
Performed by Helen Kane
Mimed onscreen by Bernadette Peters (uncredited)

Let's Misbehave
Performed by Irving Aaronson and His Commanders
Mimed onscreen and Danced by Christopher Walken (uncredited)

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Performed by Walter S. Harrah (as Walt Harrah), Gene Merlino, Vern Rowe,
Mimed onscreen by Steve Martin (uncredited), Bernadette Peters (uncredited), and Jessica Harper (uncredited)

Let's Face the Music and Dance
Performed by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire (uncredited) and Ginger Rogers (uncredited) in a clip from the film Follow the Fleet (1936)
Also danced by Steve Martin (uncredited) and Bernadette Peters (uncredited)

The Glory of Love
Sung by Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, and chorus

Rock of Ages
Played offscreen on an accordian and sung by Vernel Bagneris

The Old Rugged Cross
Played a bit on accordian and sung by Vernel Bagneris

Singin in the Rain
Sung a bit outside the movie theater by Bernadette Peters

I Get a Kick Out of You
Sung a bit by Steve Martin when he hurts his foot kicking his car



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