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His first attempts to play a horn (he threw his own treasured instrument into the San Francisco Bay in despair when Dorothy was ill) are a miserable failure. Eventually he listens to his wife and daughter, and practice restores his skill.
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.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Melville Shavelson
- 1959-08
The Five Pennies (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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. Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles.
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.
Discover the names and faces of the actors and actresses who brought The Five Pennies to life. Learn more about the plot and characters of this heartwarming story about a family overcoming tragedy and triumphing in the world of music.
As the famed Dixieland cornetist, he runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through barriers to achieve success. Upon marrying an understanding patient woman (Barbara Bel Geddes) he begins to raise a family. But when tragedy strikes the family, "Red" puts down his horn to focus on matters of the heart. Out of Paramount, The F... read the ...
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