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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: 24 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0052809
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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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