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The Five Pennies

DVD - 2005 DVD Drama Five 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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Call Number: DVD Drama Five
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959.
Suggested by the life of Loring "Red" Nichols.
Danny Kaye (Loring "Red" Nichols), Barbara Bel Geddes (Bobbie Meredith), Louis Armstrong (Himself), Harry Guardino (Tony Valani), Bob Crosby (Wil Paradise), Bobby Troup (Arthur Schutt), Susan Gordon (Dorothy Nichols, age 6), Tuesday Weld (Dorothy Nichols, age 14), Ray Anthony (Jimmy Dorsey), Shelly Manne (Dave Tough), Ray Daley (Glenn Miller), Eileen Wilson (singing voice for Barbara Bel Geddes).
Semi-biographical story of jazz coronet player Loring "Red" Nichols and his band, The five pennies.
DVD, produced for region 1 (North America), widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In English with optional subtitles in English.

PUBLISHED
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount DVD, c2005.
Year Published: 2005
Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1415706751
9781415706756

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Kaye, Danny.
Bel Geddes, Barbara.
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.
Guardino, Harry.
Crosby, Bob, 1913-1993.
Troup, Bobby, 1918-1999.
Gordon, Susan.
Weld, Tuesday, 1943-
Anthony, Ray.
Manne, Shelly.
Daley, Ray.
Wilson, Eileen.
Shavelson, Melville, 1917-
Rose, Jack, 1911-1995.
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Dena Pictures, Inc.

SUBJECTS
Nichols, Red -- Drama.
Jazz musicians -- Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.