The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies

Musical 1959 1 hr 57 min

Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning in this success-tempered-with-tears biopic of jazz great Red Nichols. Featuring legendary performances by Louis Armstrong, big band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony and Shelly Manne.

Musical 1959 1 hr 57 min

NR

Starring Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong

Director Melville Shavelson

The Five Pennies

Danny Kaye

Red / Ernest Loring Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes

Willa Stutsman
Louis Armstrong

Self
Bob Crosby

Wil Paradise
Harry Guardino

Tony Valani

About

The Five Pennies

MUSICAL

Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning in this success-tempered-with-tears biopic of jazz great Red Nichols. Featuring legendary performances by Louis Armstrong, big band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony and Shelly Manne.

Information

Studio: Paramount
Released: 1959
Run Time: 1 hr 57 min
Rated: NR
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (United States) (AAC), French (Canada) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC), and 3 more...

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.