The Five Pennies

117 mins
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.

Danny Kaye

Red Nichols

Barbara Bel Geddes

Wila Stutsman

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Harry Guardino

Tony Valani

Bob Crosby

Wil Paradise

Bobby Troup

Artie Schutt

Susan Gordon

Young Dorothy Nichols

Tuesday Weld

Teenaged Dorothy Nichols

Ray Anthony

Jimmy Dorsey

Shelly Manne

Dave Tough

Ray Daley

Glenn Miller

Valerie Allen

Tommye Eden

Cindy Carol

Girl at Birthday Party

Robert Banas

Dancer at College Prom

Toby Michaels

Girl at Birthday Party

John Benson

Musician

Earl Barton

Choreographer

Herschel Graham

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Red Nichols

Musician

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

Hal C. Kern

Production Assistant

Farciot Edouart

Visual Effects

W. Wallace Kelley

Second Unit Director of Photography

Leith Stevens

Conductor

Nellie Manley

Hair Supervisor

John Wilkinson

Sound Recordist

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Grace Gregory

Set Decoration

Edith Head

Costume Design

Charles Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Daniel L. Fapp

Director of Photography

Tambi Larsen

Art Direction

Jack Rose

Producer

Leith Stevens

Original Music Composer

Richard Caffey

Assistant Director

Earl Barton

Choreographer

Jack Rose

Screenplay

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

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