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The Five Pennies (1959)

The Five Pennies (1959)
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Product Details: The Five Pennies (1959)

Edition:DVD
MPAA Rating:Unrated
Release Date:12/13/2005
UPC:097360582345
Directed by:Melville Shavelson
Featuring:Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, See all cast

Synopsis: The Five Pennies (1959)

The musical biopic of jazz great Red Nichols features a healthy dose of melodrama along with the melodies. As the famed Dixieland cornetist, he runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman (Bel Geddes) and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio. The jazzman puts...
The musical biopic of jazz great Red Nichols features a healthy dose of melodrama along with the melodies. As the famed Dixieland cornetist, he runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman (Bel Geddes) and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio. The jazzman puts down his horn to stand by her. Among the musical cameos is a hot turn by Armstrong in a duet with Kaye.
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Features: The Five Pennies (1959)

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English - Optional
Mono - English - Optional
Subtitles - English - Optional

User Reviews: The Five Pennies (1959)

  • Overall:

    My personal favourite Danny Kaye Movie

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 28, 2002 | 1 out of 1 found this The Five Pennies (1959) review helpful

    Very hard to find on DVD, the VHS version of this movie is worth picking up. This movie allowed Danny to explore the early jazz/scat scene of the 1920s with some of it's founders. More importantly it is about the love a father has for a daughter. ...Though "highly fictionalized", this movie proves Red Nichols was truely an unsung hero. Read more Less

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    Wonderful story about the life of a true

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 27, 2001

    A stray from Kaye's usual comedy bits, this movie will bring a tear to your eye and a song in your heart. Armstrong and Kayes version of "When the Saints go Marching In" will have you singing along and the trouble with his family will have relating ...to this timeless tale of a real life man who gave up his dreams for his family. Read more Less

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