is to wish on...” while they do. Then Nichols takes his horn and plays “Glory Hallelujah!” His friends join in. Cast Danny Kaye as Red Nichols Barbara Bel Geddes as Willa Stutsman (her singing voice is dubbed by Eileen Wilson) Louis Armstrong as Himself Harry Guardino as Tony Valani Bob Crosby as Will Paradise Bobby Troup as Arthur Schutt Susan Gordon as Dorothy Nichols - Ages 6 to 8 Tuesday Weld as Dorothy Nichols - Age 13 to 14 Ray Anthony as Jimmy Dorsey Shelly Manne as Dave Tough Ray Daley as Glenn Miller Valerie Allen as Tommye Eden Bob Hope as Himself (cameo) Music Eleven composers are credited in the film. Reception New York Times critic A.H. Weiler wrote that the "solicitous dramatization of the harried life and times of that noted jazz man, Loring (Red) Nichols, the tune-filled story... is highly palatable schmaltz served up with a Dixieland beat by some authentic performers, musical and otherwise." He found Kaye's performance particularly fine on many levels. See also List of American films of 1959 References External links 1959 films 1950s biographical films American biographical films American musical drama films Biographical films about musicians Films directed by Melville Shavelson Films scored by Leith Stevens Films set in New York City Films set in the 1920s Films set in the 1930s Films set in the 1940s Paramount Pictures films Cultural depictions of jazz musicians 1950s English-language films 1950s American films