"The Five Pennies" quotes
Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays his horn and croons in that famed gargling-granite voice. Big Band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony and Shelly Manne join the fun.
Director: Melville Shavelson
Writer: Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson, Robert Smith
Production: N/A
Year: 1959
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.1
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 01 Aug 1959
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 2 wins & 8 nominations total
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Cast
'Red' Nichols - Danny Kaye
Willa Stutsman - Barbara Bel Geddes
Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong
Tony Valani - Harry Guardino
Wil Paradise - Bob Crosby