Top billed cast

1. 

   Steve Martin

   Arthur

2. 

   Bernadette Peters

   Eileen

3. 

   Jessica Harper

   Joan

4. 

   Vernel Bagneris

   The Accordion Man

5. 

   John McMartin

   Mr. Warner

6. 

   John Karlen

   The Detective

7. 

   Jay Garner

   The Banker

8. 

   Robert Fitch

   Al

9. 

   Tommy Rall

   Ed

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2019-02-23

***Imagination helps endure the harsh realities of the Depression***

In the 1930s a struggling sheet music salesman (Steve Martin) tries to escape his dreary existence with his prudish wife (Jessica Harper) to pursue his dream and a cute schoolmarm (Bernadette Peters). The imaginations of the characters help them deal with the harsh realities of the Great Depression. Vernel Bagneris plays a homeless accordion player while Christopher Walken is on hand as a pimp.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$22,000,000.00

Revenue
$9,171,289.00

Keywords

• chicago, illinois
• marriage
• musical
• great depression
• teacher
• traveling salesman
• 1930s