The Five Pennies is the life story of influential jazz cornetist Red Nichols, played here by a remarkably straight-faced Danny Kaye. The somewhat romanticized screenplay chronicles Nichols' rise from obscurity, annotates the many future bandleaders who would play with Nichols' "Five Pennies," and details his self-destructive streak and (seeming) inability to conform to changing musical tastes. Weaving in and out of the main story is a sentimental subplot concerning Nichols' physically impaired daughter Dorothy, played by ...
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The Five Pennies is the life story of influential jazz cornetist Red Nichols, played here by a remarkably straight-faced Danny Kaye. The somewhat romanticized screenplay chronicles Nichols' rise from obscurity, annotates the many future bandleaders who would play with Nichols' "Five Pennies," and details his self-destructive streak and (seeming) inability to conform to changing musical tastes. Weaving in and out of the main story is a sentimental subplot concerning Nichols' physically impaired daughter Dorothy, played by Susan Gordon as a child and by Tuesday Weld (in her movie debut) as a young woman. Nichols's long-suffering wife is portrayed by Barbara Bel Geddes. The storyline occasionally lapses into sappiness and the ending is almost impossibly lachrymose, but the musical highlights save the day. Especially memorable is Danny Kaye's duet with Louis Armstrong. Among the real-life musicians who grace the supporting cast of The Five Pennies are Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony, Shelly Manne, and, as Jimmy Dorsey, Bobby Troup. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Shelly Manne, Ray Anthony, Tuesday Weld, Susan Gordon, Bobby Troup, Bob Crosby, Harry Guardino, Louis Armstrong, Barbara Bel... Very good. 1959 Run time: 117. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Harry Guardino, Tuesday Weld, Bob Crosby. New in new packaging. Run time: 117 mins. Originally released: 1959.
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Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Harry Guardino, Tuesday Weld, Bob Crosby. Good. No packaging as issued. Run time: 117 mins. Originally released: 1959. DVD MOVIS DISC. (BLUE030119CDVD) UPC #: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for a PRE-OWNED VIDEO DISC (SET OF 1 DISC). This DISC is Contains visible Scratches) BOX OR CASE is (Good) Tab s Cover is (good) DISC s Holding tab is (Good). Missing Cover pamphlet (Yes)
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Bob Crosby, Harry Guardino, Louis Armstrong, Barbara Bel Geddes, Danny Kaye. New. 1959 Run time: 117. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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