The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies (1959)


  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1959-06-18
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 28 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Dena Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Melville Shavelson
star 6.8/10
From 28 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Danny Kaye

    as Red Nichols

  • Barbara Bel Geddes

    as Wila Stutsman

  • Louis Armstrong

    as Louis Armstrong

  • Harry Guardino

    as Tony Valani

  • Bob Crosby

    as Wil Paradise

  • Bobby Troup

    as Artie Schutt

  • Susan Gordon

    as Young Dorothy Nichols

  • Tuesday Weld

    as Teenaged Dorothy Nichols

  • Ray Anthony

    as Jimmy Dorsey

  • Shelly Manne

    as Dave Tough

  • Ray Daley

    as Glenn Miller

  • Valerie Allen

    as Tommye Eden

  • Cindy Carol

    as Girl at Birthday Party

  • Robert Banas

    as Dancer at College Prom

  • Toby Michaels

    as Girl at Birthday Party

  • Charles Herbert

    as Patient

  • John Benson

    as Musician

  • Earl Barton

    as Choreographer

  • Herschel Graham

    as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

  • Lynn Fields

    as Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Directing Melville Shavelson Director
Crew John P. Fulton Special Effects
Costume & Make-Up Nellie Manley Hair Supervisor
Sound Red Nichols Musician
Sound Leith Stevens Conductor
Visual Effects Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
Camera W. Wallace Kelley Second Unit Director of Photography
Sound Sylvia Fine Songs
Production Hal C. Kern Production Assistant
Writing Melville Shavelson Screenplay
Sound Charles Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Camera Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography
Sound Leith Stevens Original Music Composer
Directing Richard Caffey Assistant Director
Sound John Wilkinson Sound Recordist
Writing Jack Rose Screenplay
Art Grace Gregory Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Editing Frank P. Keller Editor
Crew Earl Barton Choreographer
Art Tambi Larsen Art Direction
Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
Production Jack Rose Producer
Writing Robert Smith Story
Art Sam Comer Set Decoration

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