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The Five Pennies
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Year
Run Time
1959
117 min.
Work Rating
Countries
MPAA Rating
USA
Category
Color Type
Feature
Color
Director
Melville Shavelson
Genres
Musical
Drama
Types
Biopic [feature]
Musical Drama
Showbiz Drama
Flags
Suitable for Children
Keywords
handicap
daughter
fame
jazz
trumpeter
wife
musician
Themes
Life in the Arts
Musician's Life
Rags To Riches
All Washed Up
Tones
Bittersweet
Melancholy
Heartwarming
Earnest
Rousing
Stylized
Moods
Only Human
Cinematic Process
VistaVision
Key name
Nichols, Loring "Red"
Set In
New York City, NY
Produced by
Dena Productions
Paramount
AMG Work ID
V 17686
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Melville Shavelson
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Director / Screenwriter
Jack Rose
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Producer / Screenwriter
Robert Smith
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Screen Story
Daniel L. Fapp
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Cinematographer
Sylvia Fine
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Composer (Music Score)
Leith Stevens
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Composer (Music Score)
Frank Keller
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Editor
Tambi Larsen
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Art Director
Hal Pereira
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Art Director
Edith Head
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Costume Designer
John P. Fulton
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Special Effects