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The Five Pennies is a 1959 American semi-biographical musical film starring Danny Kaye as jazz cornet player and bandleader Loring "Red" Nichols. Other cast members include Barbara Bel Geddes , Louis Armstrong , Harry Guardino , Bob Crosby , Bobby Troup , Susan Gordon , and Tuesday Weld .
The Five Pennies: Directed by Melville Shavelson. With Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Harry Guardino. Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays his horn and croons in that famed gargling-granite voice.
- (2.1K)
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Melville Shavelson
- 1959-08
The film tells the story of Loring "Red" Nichols, a cornet player who founded the Five Pennies jazz band in the 1920s. It features Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong and other stars in a colorful and nostalgic adaptation of Nichols' life.
- Melville Shavelson
- Danny Kaye
Jul 19, 2009 · The biography of the famous musician, Red Nichols-played by the unforgetable Danny Kaye. Two beautiful scenes from ...more. My father had seen this film in a New York cinema,while he was...
- 11 min
- 133.2K
- ParaskeviKoutouba
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays his horn and croons in that famed gargling-granite voice. Big Band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony and Shelly Manne join the fun. And Barbara Bel Geddes (decades ...
The Five Pennies is a musical biopic of jazz great Red Nichols, who is here played by Danny Kaye. As the famed Dixieland cornetist, he runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through barriers to achieve success.
In this film based on a true story, Red Nichols (Danny Kaye) moves from his small town to New York City to become a jazz musician. Although he experiences culture shock, he soon becomes well ...
- Musical
