Loring Nichols, musicien, débarque à New York pour faire carrière. Après diverses expériences, il fonde son propre orchestre, The Five Pennies, et connaît le succès. Mais quand sa fille tombe malade, il est obligé de déménager vers un climat meilleur. Il doit alors tout recommencer à zéro...
Main Title — Leith Stevens
The Five Pennies — Danny Kaye
After You've Gone — Louis Armstrong & Leith Stevens
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home — Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye & Leith Stevens
Indiana Radio Montage — Danny Kaye & Leith Stevens
Back Home in Indiana — Red Nichols & Five Pennies & Leith Stevens
The Five Pennies Saints — Danny Kaye & Louis Armstrong
Battle Hymn of the Republic — Red Nichols & Five Pennies & Leith Stevens
Good Night, Sleep Tight Medley — Danny Kaye & Louis Armstrong & Susan Gordon & Leith Stevens
College Montage — Danny Kaye & Red Nichols & Five Pennies & Leith Stevens
Good Night, Sleep Tight — Eileen Wilson & Leith Stevens
Just the Blues — Louis Armstrong & Leith Stevens
Carnival of Venice — Danny Kaye & Leith Stevens
Wail of the Winds — Red Nichols & Five Pennies & Leith Stevens
The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round — Danny Kaye & Susan Gordon & Leith Stevens
The Five Pennies Finale — Eileen Wilson & Red Nichols & Five Pennies & Leith Stevens
Lullaby in Ragtime — Leith Stevens
Jingle Bells — Danny Kaye & Leith Stevens