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The Five Pennies (1959)
Directed by Melville Shavelson
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.
Rated NR | Length 117 minutes
Actors
Danny Kaye | Barbara Bel Geddes | Louis Armstrong | Harry Guardino | Bob Crosby | Bobby Troup | Susan Gordon | Tuesday Weld | Ray Anthony | Shelly Manne | Ray Daley | Valerie Allen | Cindy Carol | Robert Banas | Toby Michaels | Charles Herbert | John Benson | Earl Barton | Herschel Graham