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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 .
- $3 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)
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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.
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A musical biography of Loring "Red" Nichols, a cornet-playing country boy who forms a jazz band in the 1920s and becomes famous with Louis Armstrong. The film features his wife, Bobbie, as vocalist and other famous musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Harry Guardino and Louis Armstrong.
- Melville Shavelson
- Danny Kaye
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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 ...
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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- Melville Shavelson
- Musical
- Danny Kaye
The Five Pennies (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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 ...
