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The Five Pennies (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Five Pennies is a 1959 American semi-biographical musical film starring Danny Kaye as jazz cornet player and bandleader Loring "Red" Nichols. Other cast members include Barbara Bel Geddes , Louis Armstrong , Harry Guardino , Bob Crosby , Bobby Troup , Susan Gordon , and Tuesday Weld .
The Five Pennies: Directed by Melville Shavelson. With Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Harry Guardino. Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays his horn and croons in that famed gargling-granite voice.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Melville Shavelson
- 1959-08
Melville Shavelson. Screenplay. Robert Smith. Story. Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.
The heartwarming story of Red Nichols, famed jazzman of the Twenties. An expert blend of comedy and pathos with an appealing cast. Lively Dixieland music. Fine family entertainment.
- Melville Shavelson
Five Pennies, The (1959) -- Original Trailer Paramount's theatrical trailer for the popular Danny Kaye vehicle, based more on the idea of band leader Red Nichols than on his real life, with big contributions from jazz figures including Louis Armstrong, Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony and Shelly Manne, The Five Pennies, 1959, also starring Barbara Bel ...
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Discover the names and faces of the actors and actresses who brought The Five Pennies to life. Learn more about the plot and characters of this heartwarming story about a family overcoming tragedy and triumphing in the world of music.
