The Five Pennies

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Danny Kaye

Red Nichols

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Barbara Bel Geddes

Wila Stutsman

Age : 82 | Popularity : 11%

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Age : 69 | Popularity : 6%

Harry Guardino

Tony Valani

Age : 69 | Popularity : 9%

Bob Crosby

Wil Paradise

Age : 79 | Popularity : 5%

Bobby Troup

Artie Schutt

Age : 80 | Popularity : 6%

Susan Gordon

Young Dorothy Nichols

Age : 62 | Popularity : 5%

Tuesday Weld

Teenaged Dorothy Nichols

Age : 80 | Popularity : 14%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Recordist	Charles Grenzbach John Wilkinson
	Original Music Composer	Leith Stevens
	Conductor	Leith Stevens
	Musician	Red Nichols
	Songs	Sylvia Fine
Editing	Editor	Frank P. Keller
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Edith Head
	Makeup Supervisor	Wally Westmore
	Hair Supervisor	Nellie Manley
Art	Art Direction	Hal Pereira Tambi Larsen
	Set Decoration	Sam Comer Grace Gregory
Camera	Director of Photography	Daniel L. Fapp
	Second Unit Director of Photography	W. Wallace Kelley
Writing	Screenplay	Melville Shavelson Jack Rose
	Story	Robert Smith
Directing	Director	Melville Shavelson
	Assistant Director	Richard Caffey
Production	Producer	Jack Rose
	Production Assistant	Hal C. Kern
Crew	Special Effects	John P. Fulton
	Choreographer	Earl Barton
Visual Effects	Visual Effects	Farciot Edouart
Department	Role	Name

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