The Five Pennies (1959)
Directed by Melville Shavelson · 117 min · Drama, Music
14.0 TOPICAL score · #5,150 of 6,776 films
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The Five Pennies (1959, directed by Melville Shavelson) has a TOPICAL score of 14.0 - ranked 5,150 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (30 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (30 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 5 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 12 languages
- Still read2,183 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Danny Kaye (actor #1,090), Barbara Bel Geddes (actor #1,102), Louis Armstrong (actor #1,514), Harry Guardino (actor #1,619)