The Five Pennies 1959 N/R, 117 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Melville Shavelson Cast: Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Bob Crosby, Harry Guardino, Tuesday Weld, Ray Anthony, Bobby Troup, Shelly Manne, Bob Hope
This sentimental biography of 1920s' coronet player Loring "Red" Nichols (Danny Kaye) features jazz hits of the era. Highlight: Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong's rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In."
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High School Confidential! 1958 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Drama aka: Young Hellions
Director: Jack Arnold Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Barrymore Jr., Mamie Van Doren, Diane Jergens, Ray Anthony, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jackie Coogan, Lyle Talbot, William Wellman Jr.
The high-school drug scene in the 1950s is revealed through a new "student" who enters school and becomes involved in the illegal activities on campus. Terrible!
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| 1. The Five Pennies (1959)
2. High School Confidential! (1958) aka: Young Hellions
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