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The Five Pennies
1 hour 57 minutes1959-06-18
6.7
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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.
Cast
![Danny Kaye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//a4ciX3nsLZWCNj8BAKsW3hkC6cr.jpg)
Danny Kaye
Red Nichols
![Barbara Bel Geddes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//99XLCtElLhFY7F7WwO6W4vigrN7.jpg)
Barbara Bel Geddes
Wila Stutsman
![Louis Armstrong](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3aYh8VEyvNB4Fj1OwAtty9bwMUv.jpg)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
![Harry Guardino](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wuLulT4AiELcmIxKFaQp3RNlg08.jpg)
Harry Guardino
Tony Valani
![Bob Crosby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aLPo2ehoN2j5VseRQ4Y86Xaeca6.jpg)
Bob Crosby
Wil Paradise
![Bobby Troup](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cPX0E8lTgPdc38laADr0WcVhAQg.jpg)
Bobby Troup
Artie Schutt
![Susan Gordon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bABkShtFmi86fxNsUsi3QaFS5ro.jpg)
Susan Gordon
Young Dorothy Nichols
![Tuesday Weld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wAHhvoII75VeT5OGpHoTGf1hJ7w.jpg)
Tuesday Weld
Teenaged Dorothy Nichols
![Ray Anthony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zA2PEEYdyGlL4YpRvwPiZrnUlDc.jpg)
Ray Anthony
Jimmy Dorsey
![Shelly Manne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sbILujt1E3wxSwyB1dr8QsHYGFs.jpg)
Shelly Manne
Dave Tough
![Ray Daley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ray Daley
Glenn Miller
![Valerie Allen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bHOxSl72uroKMlDpQnzxqxJZC8V.jpg)
Valerie Allen
Tommye Eden
![Cindy Carol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oYLxxoaBG6w1SBlvMnbkGL2QI5G.jpg)
Cindy Carol
Girl at Birthday Party
![Robert Banas](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Banas
Dancer at College Prom
![Toby Michaels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5fISf1v0MzjEgoACVpiFw61oGLo.jpg)
Toby Michaels
Girl at Birthday Party
![Charles Herbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sAygzGPy4JPLGr5pNwwUY3j4idL.jpg)
Charles Herbert
Patient
![John Benson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5SzKxo6vJPGafmpngRbDJo5zccR.jpg)
John Benson
Musician
![Earl Barton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Earl Barton
Choreographer
![Herschel Graham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zdOUMFvOUqsUN0zmfKzP9CZo8DQ.jpg)