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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1959-06-18
- video_camera_front Companies Dena Productions
- timer Runtime: 117 Mins
- star Rating: 6.7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 23 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0052809
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smart_display Cast
Danny Kaye
Red Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes
Wila Stutsman
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Harry Guardino
Tony Valani
Bob Crosby
Wil Paradise
Bobby Troup
Artie Schutt
Susan Gordon
Young Dorothy Nichols
Tuesday Weld
Teenaged Dorothy Nichols
Ray Anthony
Jimmy Dorsey
Shelly Manne
Dave Tough
Ray Daley
Glenn Miller
Valerie Allen
Tommye Eden
Cindy Carol
Girl at Birthday Party
Robert Banas
Dancer at College Prom
Toby Michaels
Girl at Birthday Party
Charles Herbert
Patient
John Benson
Musician
Earl Barton
Choreographer
Herschel Graham
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
groups Crew
Melville Shavelson
Director
Red Nichols
Musician
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Hal C. Kern
Production Assistant
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
Sylvia Fine
Songs
W. Wallace Kelley
Second Unit Director of Photography
Leith Stevens
Conductor
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
John Wilkinson
Sound Recordist
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Costume Design
Melville Shavelson
Screenplay
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Tambi Larsen
Art Direction
Robert Smith
Story
Jack Rose
Producer
Frank P. Keller
Editor
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer
Richard Caffey
Assistant Director
Earl Barton
Choreographer
Jack Rose
Screenplay
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
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