The Five Pennies (1959)
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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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Cast
Danny Kaye
Red Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes
Wila Stutsman
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Harry Guardino
Tony Valani
Bob Crosby
Wil Paradise
Bobby Troup
Artie Schutt
Susan Gordon
Young Dorothy Nichol...
Tuesday Weld
Teenaged Dorothy Nic...
Ray Anthony
Jimmy Dorsey
Shelly Manne
Dave Tough
No Photo
Ray Daley
Glenn Miller
Valerie Allen
Tommye Eden
Cindy Carol
Girl at Birthday Par...
Robert Banas
Dancer at College Pr...
Toby Michaels
Girl at Birthday Par...