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The Five Pennies

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.4K
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The Five Pennies (1959)
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.
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Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning; Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays his horn and croons in that famed gargling-granite voice; and Big Band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthon... Read allDanny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning; Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays his horn and croons in that famed gargling-granite voice; and Big Band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony, and Shelly Manne join the fun.Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning; Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays his horn and croons in that famed gargling-granite voice; and Big Band icons Bob Crosby, Ray Anthony, and Shelly Manne join the fun.

  • Director
    • Melville Shavelson
  • Writers
    • Jack Rose
    • Melville Shavelson
    • Robert Smith
  • Stars
    • Danny Kaye
    • Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Louis Armstrong
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Writers
      • Jack Rose
      • Melville Shavelson
      • Robert Smith
    • Stars
      • Danny Kaye
      • Barbara Bel Geddes
      • Louis Armstrong
    • 35User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Danny Kaye
    Danny Kaye
    • 'Red' Nichols
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Willa Stutsman
    Louis Armstrong
    Louis Armstrong
    • Louis Armstrong
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Tony Valani
    Bob Crosby
    Bob Crosby
    • Wil Paradise
    Bobby Troup
    Bobby Troup
    • Artie Schutt
    Susan Gordon
    Susan Gordon
    • Dorothy Nichols - Ages 6 to 8
    Tuesday Weld
    Tuesday Weld
    • Dorothy Nichols - Age 13
    Ray Anthony
    Ray Anthony
    • Jimmy Dorsey
    Shelly Manne
    Shelly Manne
    • Dave Tough
    Ray Daley
    • Glenn Miller
    Valerie Allen
    Valerie Allen
    • Tommye Eden
    Eric Alden
    Eric Alden
    • Musician
    • (uncredited)
    Babette Bain
    • Rehabilitation Patient
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Baldwin
    Bill Baldwin
    • Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Sheryn Banks
    • Girl at Birthday Party
    • (uncredited)
    Earl Barton
    • Choreographer
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Beau
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Writers
      • Jack Rose
      • Melville Shavelson
      • Robert Smith
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews35

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      While Danny Kaye worked hard to be able to accurately fake playing cornet (he practiced for months learning the fingering of the instrument), it was the real Red Nichols who provided all of the cornet playing for Kaye in this movie.
    • Goofs
      After Red and Willa have left the club and are traveling home, the cars seen through the rear window of the taxicab are distinctly 1940's to 1950's vehicles which were nonexistent in 1924.
    • Quotes
      • Louis Armstrong: Excuse it, folks. Somebody must have put alcohol in our liquor.
    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      The Five Pennies
      (1959)
      Words and Music by Sylvia Fine
      Sung by Danny Kaye (uncredited) to Dorothy
      Performed by Eileen Wilson (uncredited) at the comeback show

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Intermission
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Dena Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 57m(117 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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