"Red" Nichols
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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 .
A biographical drama about Red Nichols, a cornet player who formed the "Five Pennies" band in the 1920s and 1930s. The film features Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Bob Crosby and other musical legends.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Melville Shavelson
- 1959-08
Jul 1, 2011 · Danny Kaye as Red Nichols singing "Five Pennies" to his daughter Dorothy (Susan Gordon) in the movie The Five Pennies (1959) ...more.
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Jun 11, 2014 · The Five Pennies Trailer 1959 Director: Melville Shavelson Starring: Barbara Bel Geddes, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Tuesday Weld, Harry Guardino Official Content From Paramount...
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Jul 19, 2009 · The biography of the famous musician, Red Nichols-played by the unforgetable Danny Kaye. Two beautiful scenes from Melville Shavelson's film with Danny Kaye, the so sweet Louis Armstrong and...
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Big Band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony and Shelly Manne join the fun. Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles. He gets a job playing in Wil Paradise's band, but quits to pursue his dream of playing Dixieland jazz. He forms the "Five Pennies" which features ...
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Overview. 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.
