The top mistakes in Pennies from Heaven http://www.moviemistakes.com/film968 en Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:55:07 +0000 5847 Set in the 1930's, Steve Martin is teaching a class of grade-schoolers in one scene. This would only be picked up by Canadians, but one of the many flags on the wall is the new (as of 1965) Canadian Flag - Red Maple Leaf with two red panels on either edge. 77549 The boxcars in the opening scene have bar codes, but the film is set in the 1930s.