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The Five Pennies

6.9(31)19591h 57m2

Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.

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Released
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Language
English

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR18 Jun 1959
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU18 Jun 1959
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1229 Jan 1960
  • NetherlandsNL

    • PhysicalALDVD25 Jul 2008

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The Five Pennies was released on 18 June 1959.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    9/20/2020

    8/10

    Mr. Paradise, I play New Orleans style. You know, it's the newest thing. As a matter of fact I got an arrangement right here of the very number that you're doing. The Five Pennies is a musical biopic of jazz great Red Nichols, who is here played by Danny Kaye. As the famed Dixieland cornetist, he runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through barriers to achieve success. Upon marrying an understanding patie…

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    r96sk

    10/22/2020

    7/10

    This one leaves a strange feeling. I look back on <em>'The Five Pennies'</em> in two parts. The first half of the film is uninteresting and slow, but once the story gets set and the second half comes to fruition it turns into something rather touching - which I didn't expect at all. By the end, I felt truly attached to the characters and their story - but that feels weird, given how I didn't enjoy the early stages…

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