The Five Pennies(Movie, 1959)

Name: The Five Pennies
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1959
Duration: T01:57:00
Rating: 3.3

1h 57min | Genres: Drama, Music

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

The Five Pennies is a 1959 American semi-biographical musical film starring Danny Kaye as jazz cornet player and bandleader Loring "Red" Nichols. Other cast members include Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Harry Guardino, Bob Crosby, Bobby Troup, Susan Gordon, and Tuesday Weld. The film was directed by Melville Shavelson. The film received four Oscar nominations: Best Musical Scoring (Leith Stevens), Best Original Song (Sylvia Fine—Danny Kaye's wife), Best Ci... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Five Pennies

Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color nominated for: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

About The Five Pennies

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Made by: Dena Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 01/01/1959

Cast: Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Harry Guardino, Bob Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Tuesday Weld, Bobby Troup, Shelly Manne, Ray Anthony, Susan Gordon, Tito Vuolo

Director: Melville Shavelson

Producer: Jack Rose

Screenwriter: Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose

Film Editor: Frank P. Keller

Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp

Composer: Leith Stevens, Sylvia Fine

Costume designer: Edith Head

Production Designer: Tambi Larsen

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"5 Pennies"

"Millionnaire de cinq sous"

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The Five Pennies(Movie, 1959)

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