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The Five Pennies (1959)
Directed by Melville Shavelson
Drama, Music · 1h 57m
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.
Cast
Danny Kaye
Red Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes
Wila Stutsman
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Harry Guardino
Tony Valani
Bob Crosby
Wil Paradise
Bobby Troup
Artie Schutt
Susan Gordon
Young Dorothy Nichols
Tuesday Weld
Teenaged Dorothy Nichols
Ray Anthony
Jimmy Dorsey
Shelly Manne
Dave Tough
R
Ray Daley
Glenn Miller
Valerie Allen
Tommye Eden
Crew
- Director
- Melville Shavelson
- Screenplay
- Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
- Director of Photography
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Original Music Composer
- Leith Stevens
- Editor
- Frank P. Keller
- Producer
- Jack Rose
Details
- Release date
- 1959-06-18
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Dena Productions