The Five Pennies (1959)
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.
- Released
- 1959-06-18
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 31 votes
Cast
- 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