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The Five Pennies (1959)

NR ★ 6.8/10 117 min Drama, Music United States English
Screenplay by: Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose
Story by: Robert Smith
Streaming: Not available

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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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Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye Red Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes Wila Stutsman
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong
Harry Guardino
Harry Guardino Tony Valani
Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby Wil Paradise
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup Artie Schutt
Susan Gordon
Susan Gordon Young Dorothy Nichols
Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld Teenaged Dorothy Nichols

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