The Five Pennies (1959) | |
| Director(s) | Melville Shavelson |
| Producer(s) | Jack Rose |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Musical |
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The Five Pennies (1959) was a Musical - Drama Film directed by Melville Shavelson and produced by Jack Rose.
Academy Awards 1959 --- Ceremony Number 32 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Edith Head | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Leith Stevens | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Sylvia Fine | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: The Five Pennies (1959)
on Jan 10, 2022 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: The Five Pennies (1959) ? Mu... Read full article
THE BIOPIC BLOGATHON: The Five Pennies, 1959
on Sep 30, 2021 From Caftan WomanThe Biopic Blogathon is hosted by Dr. Annette Bochenek's Hometowns to Hollywood. Begin your journey through interesting life stories by clicking HERE. Dena Productions, named for Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine's daughter, was formed in 1953 and saw the release of the movies Knock on Wood, 1954, The Five... Read full article
The Five Pennies (1959)
By Beatrice on Nov 6, 2016 From Flickers in TimeThe Five Pennies Directed by Melville Shavelson Written by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson; story by Robert Smith 1959/USA Dena Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant This is a solid little biopic. ?The fabulous jazz takes it up a notch. It is the Roaring Twenties. Loring ‘Red’ Nic... Read full article
The Five Pennies (1959)
on Jan 16, 2014 From Journeys in Classic FilmThe Five Pennies conjures up comparisons to similar musical biopics such as Night and Day or Young Man With a Horn; the latter, especially, due to its emphasis on horns.? I enjoyed this far more than the previous two entries, but The Five Pennies suffers from the same issues plaguing all musical bio... Read full article
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While Danny Kaye worked hard to be able to accurately fake playing cornet, it was the real Red Nichols who provided all of the cornet playing for Kaye in this movie.
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