The Five Pennies

Streaming video - 1959

Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning. Louis 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. And Barbara Bel Geddes (decades before *Dallas*) add to the excellent performances in THE FIVE PENNIES, the success-tempered-with-tears biopic of jazz great Red Nichols (portrayed by Kaye). Nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song ("The Five Pennies") at the **Academy Awards**. Winner of Most Promising Newcomer - Female (Tuesday Weld) and nominated for Best Motion Picture - Musical at the **Golden Globes**.

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Genres
Feature films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Paramount Pictures 1959.
2023.
Language
English
Other Authors
Melville Shavelson (film director), Barbara Bel Geddes (actor), Bob Crosby, Bobby Troup, Danny Kaye, Harry Guardino, Louis Armstrong, Ray Anthony, Shelly Manne, Susan Gordon, Tuesday Weld
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).