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The Five Pennies
6.9(31)19591h 57m
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
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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
Cindy Carol
Girl at Birthday Party
Robert Banas
Dancer at College Prom
Toby Michaels
Girl at Birthday Party
Charles Herbert
Patient
John Benson
Musician
Earl Barton
Choreographer
Herschel Graham
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Lynn Fields
Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Crew
Directing
- Melville ShavelsonDirector
- Richard CaffeyAssistant Director
Writing
- Melville ShavelsonScreenplay
- Robert SmithStory
- Jack RoseScreenplay
Production
- Hal C. KernProduction Assistant
- Jack RoseProducer
Camera
- W. Wallace KelleySecond Unit Director of Photography
- Daniel L. FappDirector of Photography
Editing
- Frank P. KellerEditor
Sound
- Red NicholsMusician
- Sylvia FineSongs
- Leith StevensConductor
- John WilkinsonSound Recordist
- Charles GrenzbachSound Recordist
- Leith StevensOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Sam ComerSet Decoration
- Grace GregorySet Decoration
- Tambi LarsenArt Direction
- Hal PereiraArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Nellie ManleyHair Supervisor
- Edith HeadCostume Design
- Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor
Visual Effects
- Farciot EdouartVisual Effects
Crew
- John P. FultonSpecial Effects
- Earl BartonChoreographer