

The Five Pennies
1959 · 117 min · Drama, MusicNR
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
- Melville Shavelson
- Writers
- Robert Smith, Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
- Released
- June 18, 1959
- Language
- English
Cast

Danny Kaye
Red Nichols

Barbara Bel Geddes
Wila Stutsman

Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong

Harry Guardino
Tony Valani

Bob Crosby
Wil Paradise

Bobby Troup
Artie Schutt

Susan Gordon
Young Dorothy Nichols

Tuesday Weld
Teenaged Dorothy Nichols

Ray Anthony
Jimmy Dorsey

Shelly Manne
Dave Tough
Ray Daley
Glenn Miller

Valerie Allen
Tommye Eden
Where to watch in the US
Free
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