The Five Pennies

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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  Melville Shavelson
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  Richard Caffey

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  Danny Kaye
  Red Nichols
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  Barbara Bel Geddes
  Wila Stutsman
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  Louis Armstrong
  Louis Armstrong
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  Harry Guardino
  Tony Valani
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  Bob Crosby
  Wil Paradise
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  Bobby Troup
  Artie Schutt
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  Susan Gordon
  Young Dorothy Nichols
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  Tuesday Weld
  Teenaged Dorothy Nichols
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  Ray Anthony
  Jimmy Dorsey
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  Shelly Manne
  Dave Tough
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  Ray Daley
  Glenn Miller
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  Valerie Allen
  Tommye Eden
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  Cindy Carol
  Girl at Birthday Party
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  Robert Banas
  Dancer at College Prom
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  Toby Michaels
  Girl at Birthday Party
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  Charles Herbert
  Patient
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  John Benson
  Musician
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  Earl Barton
  Choreographer
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  Herschel Graham
  Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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  Lynn Fields
  Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)