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The Five Pennies

6.7 117 mins Drama   Music   1959
Dena Productions  
Director(s): Melville Shavelson

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.

Casts of The Five Pennies

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)

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