The Five Pennies

[1959, Movie, NR, 117 mins]

The Five Pennies: Review

All that jazz. A schmaltz-laden biopic, THE FIVE PENNIES is nevertheless a jazz lover's movie, chock full of good old Dixieland tunes. Kaye plays Loring "Red" Nichols, who migrates to New York, where his cornet playing gains him acclaim with the Wil Paradise Band. He meets singer Bobbie Meredith (Bel Geddes, her vocals dubbed by Eileen Wilson); they later marry and have a baby girl. When Red and Paradise (Crosby) disagree over the latter's conservative repertoire, the flamin... read more

The Five Pennies: Cast & Details

Year: 1959
Rated NR

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Danny Kaye: Loring "Red" Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes: Bobbie Meredith
Louis Armstrong: Himself
Bob Crosby: Wil Paradise
Harry Guardino: Tony Valani
Susan Gordon: Dorothy Nichols at 6

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