What a Wonderful World
Monday February 25th 2008, 5:37 pm
Filed under: We Like Short Shorts
Posted by: Julia

The stars were out in full-force last night for the Oscars — even the late Danny Kaye made an appearance in a clip of him acting as master of ceremonies in 1952.

Check out this delightful clip we discovered of the treasured actor, singer and comedian performing an American classic with one of the world’s greatest jazz innovators, Satchmo. Trust us, they don’t make ‘em like this anymore!


The clip is from the semi-autobiographical 1959 film Five Pennies which starred Kaye as “Red” Nichols, a Dixieland cornet player who gives up on his dreams when his daughter develops polio, only to make a comeback at her bidding years later. The film received four Oscar nominations, including “Best Song”!


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