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The Five Pennies

1959·1h 57m·Approved
DramaBiographyMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
2,340 votes

Danny Kaye cuts loose with his trademark musical clowning. Louis "Satchmo" 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.

The Five Pennies is a 1959 drama biography movie directed by Melville Shavelson, starring Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Harry Guardino. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 2,340 votes and runs 1h 57m.

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Director
Melville Shavelson
Stars
Danny Kaye
Louis Armstrong
Harry Guardino
Barbara Bel Geddes
Details
1959-08-01
117 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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