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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 .
A biographical drama about Red Nichols, a cornet player who formed the \"Five Pennies\" band in the 1920s and 1930s. The film features Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Bob Crosby and other musical legends.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Melville Shavelson
- 1959-08
The film tells the story of Loring \"Red\" Nichols, a cornet player who founded the Five Pennies jazz band in the 1920s. It features Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong and other stars in a colorful and nostalgic adaptation of Nichols' life.
- Melville Shavelson
- Danny Kaye
Big Band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony and Shelly Manne join the fun. Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles. He gets a job playing in Wil Paradise's band, but quits to pursue his dream of playing Dixieland jazz. He forms the "Five Pennies" which features ...
The Five Pennies. The success-tempered-with-tears biopic of jazz great Red Nichols (portrayed by Danny Kaye). Also featuring excellent performances by Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony, Shelly Manne, Barbara Bel Geddes and the debut of Tuesday Weld. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish ...
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Brunswick Records era. Nichols could read music and easily gained studio work. In 1926, Mole and he began recording with a variety of bands as Red Nichols and His Five Pennies. [1] . Few of these groups were quintets; the name was a pun on "nickel". [1] . With the Five Pennies, he recorded more than 100 sides for Brunswick.
In this film based on a true story, Red Nichols (Danny Kaye) moves from his small town to New York City to become a jazz musician. Although he experiences culture shock, he soon becomes well...
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