The Five Pennies

I was A teenager when I saw this movie i was so impressed and I was crying my eyes out when his little girl took ill. I do wish that more films like this will be made in the future, Danny... Full review

The Five Pennies Danny Kaye plays Red Nichols, a famous coronet player of yesteryear. I found this story a notch better "fair" and nicely aided by the musical talent of Louis Armstrong. Kaye and Armstrong's duet on "When The Saints Go... Full review

When I was growing up Danny Kaye was a huge figure.All over the radio,on records TV and the movies,you couldn't escape from his face or voice. He made successful tours of top rate theatrical venues in the uk,he could sing,dance,act,write comedy... Full review

Danny Kaye is known for his comic roles; for his laughter, his singing, his dancing, his light-hearted humor. But this movie presents a different Danny Kaye - serious, brooding, consumed with guilt, confronted by really serious problems - and here Danny... Full review

my favorite bit of this film is at the end, I care not how factual it is. I find a lump in my throat every single time I see it and I am usually blubbing like a baby by the end... Full review

This is an excellent musical in the old style where the songs either help progress the plot or fit in with the story line. All the music is well done. How can you lose with Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong singing... Full review

This little gem can be appreciated on two levels. Non-jazz fans who have never heard of Red Nichols will find a fine little "family movie," which despite its 192O's-speakeasy milieu offers up nothing seamier than the observation by Red's wife, Bobbi... Full review

There are just few really well-produced film biographies. This is one of them. The story never gets boring, though sentimental at times. There's a lot of music to be heard and the film helped to get a musician of way back... Full review

This is the sentimental biography of the life of Ernest Loring (Red) Nichols, a trumpeter/band leader during the 1930's. Danny Kaye does a great job playing Red and Barbara Belgeddes plays his wife, Bobbie. Tuesday Weld plays his daughter, Dorothy. The... Full review

The combination of career self-destruction and simple bad luck are just a little too spurious to make for a classic movie.....though Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, and the rest of the cast turn in admirable performances in this biopic of relatively obscure jazz trumpeter Loring "Red" Nichols..... ... Full Review

The somewhat romanticized screenplay chronicles Nichols' rise from obscurity, annotates the many future bandleaders who would play with Nichols' "Five Pennies," and details his self-destructive streak and (seeming) inability to conform to changing musical tastes. ... Full Review

The Five Pennies is a must for jazz lovers but it's amusing enough that it won't frustrate haters. The best scenes are the two involving Louis Armstrong. On DVD, however, you're free to skip to the few scenes certain to transcend expectations. ... Full Review

The best scenes are the two involving Louis Armstrong. On DVD, however, you're free to skip to the few scenes certain to transcend expectations. ... Full Review

Hey kids, it's time to break out that ol' guitar, trombone, washboard, monkey trumpet, or whatever the heck else you play and join me in listing the best bands to ever grace the small screen. ... Full Article

I never could pass up a good Danny Kaye movie. Back in my day, I had to wait around for this to show up as a Saturday afternoon movie on television, in between Abbott & Costello and Ma & Pa... ... Full Article