---
title: 'The Five Pennies (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melville Shavelson'
released: '1959-06-18'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-five-pennies-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052809/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Five Pennies (1959)

1959 · 117 min · Comedy, Music, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Five Pennies is a 1959 American biographical music drama film in VistaVision and Technicolor 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson)
- **Screenplay:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson), [Jack Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-rose)
- **Producer:** [Jack Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-rose)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leith Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/leith-stevens), [Sylvia Fine](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-fine)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel L. Fapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-l-fapp)
- **Editor:** [Frank P. Keller](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-p-keller)

## Cast

- [Louis Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-armstrong)
- [Tuesday Weld](https://cinepixo.com/people/tuesday-weld)
- [Tito Vuolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-vuolo)
- [Susan Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-gordon)
- [Ray Anthony](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-anthony)
- [Barbara Bel Geddes](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-bel-geddes)
- [Bob Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-crosby)
- [Shelly Manne](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelly-manne)
- [Harry Guardino](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-guardino)
- [Danny Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-kaye)
- [Bobby Troup](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-troup)

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