The Five Pennies
7.1
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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Cast
20 people
Danny Kaye
Red Nichols
Known for
White Christmas
The Court Jester
Barbara Bel Geddes
Wila Stutsman
Known for
Vertigo
Dallas
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Known for
Hello, Dolly!
Paris Blues
Harry Guardino
Tony Valani
Known for
Dirty Harry
Any Which Way You Can
Bob Crosby
Wil Paradise
Also in
Paramount Headliner: Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
The Singing Sheriff
Bobby Troup
Artie Schutt
Known for
Emergency!
M*A*S*H
Susan Gordon
Young Dorothy Nichols
Known for
Tormented
Attack of the Puppet People
Tuesday Weld
Teenaged Dorothy Nichols
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
Falling Down
Ray Anthony
Jimmy Dorsey
Also in
Girls Town
High School Confidential!
Shelly Manne
Dave Tough
Known for
The Man with the Golden Arm
Ray Daley
Glenn Miller
Also in
The Thin Red Line
Valerie Allen
Tommye Eden
Known for
Pillow Talk
The Joker is Wild
Melville Shavelson Director · Jack Rose Screenplay Robert Smith Story
Worldwide gross $3M · United States release June 18, 1959 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Production
Dena Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 18, 1959
Theatrical
United States · June 18, 1959
Theatrical
Germany
January 29, 1960 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 25, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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