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The Five Pennies

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Calorie Rating: 164
Released: 1959-06-18
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Studios: Dena Productions,


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.

Director / Directors

Richard Caffey
Assistant Director


Cast

Danny Kaye
Character: Red Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes
Character: Wila Stutsman
Louis Armstrong
Character: Louis Armstrong

Harry Guardino
Character: Tony Valani
Bob Crosby
Character: Wil Paradise
Bobby Troup
Character: Artie Schutt

Susan Gordon
Character: Young Dorothy Nichols
Tuesday Weld
Character: Teenaged Dorothy Nichols
Ray Anthony
Character: Jimmy Dorsey

Shelly Manne
Character: Dave Tough
Ray Daley
Character: Glenn Miller
Valerie Allen
Character: Tommye Eden

Cindy Carol
Character: Girl at Birthday Party
Robert Banas
Character: Dancer at College Prom
Toby Michaels
Character: Girl at Birthday Party

Charles Herbert
Character: Patient
John Benson
Character: Musician
Earl Barton
Character: Choreographer

Herschel Graham
Character: Hotel Guest (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Red Nichols
Musician
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Hal C. Kern
Production Assistant

Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
W. Wallace Kelley
Second Unit Director of Photography

Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
John Wilkinson
Sound Recordist

Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Costume Design

Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography

Tambi Larsen
Art Direction
Jack Rose
Producer

Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer
Earl Barton
Choreographer

Jack Rose
Screenplay
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Hal Pereira
Art Direction