The Five Pennies

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Audience Member One of the Kaye performances, because he really shows his serious side as a actor, big plus for me is Armstrong and Barbara, one of my favorite actress Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/23 Full Review r 9 This is an odd one. I look back on 'The Five Pennies' in two parts. The first half of the film is uninteresting and slow, but once the story gets set and the second half comes to fruition it turns into something rather touching - which I didn't expect at all. By the end, I felt truly attached to the characters and their story - but that's weird, given how I didn't enjoy the early stages. Danny Kaye is very good in the lead role of Red, especially towards the end. Susan Gordon (Dorothy, as a kid) impressed me a bunch, she has one fantastic poker scene with Kaye. Barbara Bel Geddes, meanwhile, plays the role of Willa well. The film, a loose biopic on the real Red Nichols, is music-heavy. Early on I think that affects things from a film point of view, but you can at least tell the cast - particularly Kaye and Louis Armstrong (as himself) - are having a fun time. Overall, I think it's lovely - but I can't recall a film that's split my feelings from start-to-finish as much as this did. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d It's script is a bit of a mess, but the acting is good. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Makes me cry every time Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Danny Kaye as jazz legend Red Nichols (Nichols himself dubbed Kaye's cornet playing) in this overly sentimental biopic; the movie comes to life in the musical interludes, especially Kaye's duet with Louis Armstrong to "When the Saints Go Marching In." The title song was nominated for an Oscar. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The 5 pennies is my all time favourite movie . laughter to tears , jazz to ragtime . cameos by Louis and others portraying the greats of music in that golden era . Tuesday Weld plays it well , she walks !!! tears fall . best scene is when Danny sings Lullabye in Ragtime to his daughter , great cast , great movie , Danny Kaye's best role n my opinion over The Court Jester . one movie you have to see in your lifetime , Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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