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The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Directed by Valentine Davies
Drama, Music · 1h 56m
Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
Cast
Steve Allen
Benny Goodman
Donna Reed
Alice Hammond
Berta Gersten
Mama Goodman
Barry Truex
Benny Goodman (age 16)
Herbert Anderson
John Hammond Jr.
Robert F. Simon
Papa Dave Goodman
Hy Averback
Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
Sammy Davis Sr.
Fletcher Henderson
Dick Winslow
Gil Rodin
Shepard Menken
Harry Goodman
Jack Kruschen
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
Wilton Graff
John Hammond Sr.
Crew
- Director
- Valentine Davies
- Screenplay
- Valentine Davies
- Director of Photography
- William H. Daniels
- Editor
- Russell F. Schoengarth
- Producer
- Aaron Rosenberg
Details
- Release date
- 1956-02-02
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal International Pictures