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The Five Pennies (1959)
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August 1959 (USA) morePlot:
Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
I liked this movie moreCast
(Credited cast) | Danny Kaye | ... | Ernest Loring Nichols aka 'Red' & 'Ernie' |
 | Barbara Bel Geddes | ... | Willa Stutsman aka 'Bobbie Meredith' |
 | Louis Armstrong | ... | Himself |
 | Harry Guardino | ... | Tony Valani |
| Bob Crosby | ... | Wil Paradise |
| Bobby Troup | ... | Arthur Schutt |
| Susan Gordon | ... | Dorothy Nichols, ages 6 to 8 |
 | Tuesday Weld | ... | Dorothy Nichols, age 12 to 14 |
| Ray Anthony | ... | Jimmy Dorsey |
| Shelly Manne | ... | Dave Tough |
| Ray Daley | ... | Glenn Miller |
| Valerie Allen | ... | Tommye - Tony's date with Red&Bobbie |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Henry Beau | ||
| Ned Glass | ... | Murray, delicatessen waiter |
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117 min | Germany:112 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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San Francisco, California, USAFun Stuff
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Keep an eye out for a cameo by Bob Hope and the crack Danny Kaye makes about him, as he, Barbara Bel Geddes and a very young Tuesday Weld wait to get into the Brown Derby restaurant. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Red leaves the club with Willa (after seeing Louis Armstrong the first time), he takes his cornet with him but has neglected to put it back in its case. moreSoundtrack:
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This is an excellent musical in the old style where the songs either help progress the plot or fit in with the story line. All the music is well done. How can you lose with Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong singing your songs? Just heard that Susan Gordon (she played the daughter at 6) is on broadway in a play after 35 years away from the stage. Enjoy.