Cinematic background from The Five Pennies 1959 - Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.

The Five Pennies

1959

Biography, Drama, Music

Directors:
Melville Shavelson
Writers:
Red Nichols, Robert Smith, Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose
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Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman are standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman are dancing in a club; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man playing a trumpet in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a tuxedo is holding a glass of champagne; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people standing around a table with a cake on it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – Two men in suits and bow ties are holding trumpets; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a blue suit is on a stage with a microphone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a little girl sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of men playing musical instruments on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of young people standing around a cake; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of men and women sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people that are standing around a trumpet; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a cowboy hat playing a trumpet; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman are dancing together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man playing a trumpet in front of a group of people; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – Two men standing next to each other on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man sitting at a dinner table looking at his cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A little girl sitting in front of a man holding a trumpet; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man holding a trumpet while standing next to a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A young girl in a red dress is looking at a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman are holding something in their hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A little girl sitting on a swing in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman shaking hands in front of a band; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a black jacket holding a trumpet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting at tables in formal wear; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and two women sitting at a table with a cup of tea; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people standing on steps in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a little girl are playing the trumpet; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A little girl wearing a white dress standing on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting at a table with instruments; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting at a table with plates of food on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a black suit and a woman in a white dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a suit and bow tie holding a trumpet; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting around a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman are dancing in front of other people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a brown suit playing a trumpet; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman in a white suit and a man in a white suit and a woman in a white suit and a man in a white; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting in a room with a microphone; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of lights; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man standing on a bridge playing a guitar; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting around a restaurant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman smiling at each other in front of a red light; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people working in an industrial setting; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a suit playing a trumpet; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a little girl laying in a bed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A little girl in a pink dress standing in front of a pink christmas tree; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting at a table in front of a microphone; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people dancing on a blue floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man sitting in front of a woman holding a trumpet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people standing in front of each other on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a white suit is holding a megaphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people dressed in red are playing music; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – Two women standing next to each other on the sidewalk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people in a room with lights; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – Two men in suits laugh while standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – An older man and a younger woman are talking in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman are holding hands and smiling; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a tuxedo holding a trumpet; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman hugging in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of men sitting at a table looking at papers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A woman standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting at a table with cups and saucers on it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man and a woman dancing together at a party; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A man in a suit and a hat talking to another man in a suit and a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Pennies” (1959), directed by Melville Shavelson – A group of people sitting around a room; Wide shot, Low angle