The Five Pennies(1959)
movie - first aired/released 1959-06-18 - 117 min - audience 6.9
Drama, Music
Directed by 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.
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Cast
Danny KayeRed Nichols
Barbara Bel GeddesWila Stutsman- Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
Harry GuardinoTony Valani
Bob CrosbyWil Paradise
Bobby TroupArtie Schutt
Susan GordonYoung Dorothy Nichols
Tuesday WeldTeenaged Dorothy Nichols
Ray AnthonyJimmy Dorsey
Shelly ManneDave Tough- Ray DaleyGlenn Miller
Valerie AllenTommye Eden
Cindy CarolGirl at Birthday Party
Robert BanasDancer at College Prom
Toby MichaelsGirl at Birthday Party
Charles HerbertPatient
John BensonMusician- Earl BartonChoreographer
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