The Five Pennies (1959)
Ernest Nichols, bijgenaamd 'Red' vanwege zijn rode haar, speelt kornet. Hij woont in een klein stadje waar hij nauwelijks de kost kan verdienen met zijn spel. Het grote geld ligt in New York en Nichols verhuist naar de grote stad.
Regiseur:
Melville Shavelson
Schrijvers:
Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson.
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Danny Kaye as Red Nichols |
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Barbara Bel Geddes as Wila Stutsman |
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Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong |
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Harry Guardino as Tony Valani |
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Bob Crosby as Wil Paradise |
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Bobby Troup as Artie Schutt |
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Susan Gordon as Young Dorothy Nichols |
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Tuesday Weld as Teenaged Dorothy Nichols |
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Ray Anthony as Jimmy Dorsey |
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Shelly Manne as Dave Tough |
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Ray Daley as Glenn Miller |
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Valerie Allen as Tommye Eden |
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Cindy Carol as Girl at Birthday Party |
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Robert Banas as Dancer at College Prom |
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Toby Michaels as Girl at Birthday Party |
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Charles Herbert as Patient |
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John Benson as Musician |
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Earl Barton as Choreographer |
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Herschel Graham as Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
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Lynn Fields as Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited) |
| Directing | Melville Shavelson | Director |
| Crew | John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Camera | W. Wallace Kelley | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Production | Hal C. Kern | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Leith Stevens | Conductor |
| Sound | Red Nichols | Musician |
| Sound | Sylvia Fine | Songs |
| Writing | Robert Smith | Story |
| Writing | Jack Rose | Screenplay |
| Writing | Melville Shavelson | Screenplay |
| Production | Jack Rose | Producer |
| Sound | Leith Stevens | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Daniel L. Fapp | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frank P. Keller | Editor |
| Art | Tambi Larsen | Art Direction |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Grace Gregory | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Richard Caffey | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Wilkinson | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Earl Barton | Choreographer |