Louis Armstrong

American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer

August 4, 1901 (July 6, 1971)

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Five Pennies

U.S. 1959. Biography by Melville Shavelson with Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong. During the twenties, Red Nichols tried to spread his jazz music.

Runtime: 117 min.

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Satchmo the Great

U.S. 1957. Documentary by Edward R. Murrow, Fred W. Friendly with Louis Armstrong. In 1955, the king of American jazz goes on an overseas tour, accompanied by his orchestra.

Runtime: 63 min.

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High Society

U.S. 1955. Musical by Charles Walters with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly. A journalist comes to report on the second marriage of a rich young woman and witnesses some curious intrigues.

Runtime: 107 min.

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Every Day's a Holiday

U.S. 1937. Musical by A. Edward Sutherland with Mae West, Edmund Lowe, Charles Butterworth.

Runtime: 80 min.

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Pennies From Heaven

U.S. 1936. Musical by Norman Z. McLeod with Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Louis Armstrong.

Runtime: 80 min.