Top billed cast

1. 

   Danny Kaye

   Red Nichols

2. 

   Barbara Bel Geddes

   Wila Stutsman

3. 

   Louis Armstrong

   Louis Armstrong

4. 

   Harry Guardino

   Tony Valani

5. 

   Bob Crosby

   Wil Paradise

6. 

   Bobby Troup

   Artie Schutt

7. 

   Susan Gordon

   Young Dorothy Nichols

8. 

   Tuesday Weld

   Teenaged Dorothy Nichols

9. 

   Ray Anthony

   Jimmy Dorsey

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2020-09-20

Mr. Paradise, I play New Orleans style. You know, it's the newest thing. As a matter of fact I got an arrangement right here of the very number that you're doing.

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. 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.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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