The Gene Krupa Story

The Gene Krupa Story (1959)

He hammered out the savage tempo of the jazz era!

  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1959-12-01
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Don Weis
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Summary

The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- they want him to be a priest. When Gene's father dies he promises to enter the priesthood. He soon realizes that he doesn't belong there and leaves to join his friend, Eddie's band. Ethel, Eddie's girlfriend, convinces Gene to go to New York and make it big. The 3 of them head to New York. Here Ethel and Gene soon fall in love and Gene makes a name for himself. Gene starts to live in the fast lane, with drugs, alcohol, women and parties. Ethel, unhappy with Gene's lifestyle, leaves him. Gene soon "hits rock bottom" where he has to face reality and choose where to take his life.

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  • Sal Mineo

    as Gene Krupa
  • Susan Kohner

    as Ethel Maguire
  • James Darren

    as Eddie Sirota
  • Susan Oliver

    as Dorissa Dinell
  • Yvonne Craig

    as Gloria Corregio
  • Lawrence Dobkin

    as Speaker Willis
  • Celia Lovsky

    as Mother
  • Red Nichols

    as Himself
  • Bobby Troup

    as Tommy Dorsey
  • Anita O'Day

    as Herself
  • Shelly Manne

    as Davey Tough
  • Buddy Lester

    as Himself
Directing Don Weis Director
Writing Orin Jannings Writer
Production Orin Jannings Associate Producer
Production Philip A. Waxman Producer
Sound Leith Stevens Original Music Composer
Camera Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography
Editing Edwin H. Bryant Editor
Editing Maurice Wright Editor
Art Robert Peterson Art Direction
Art Frank Tuttle Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Helen Hunt Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Ben Lane Makeup Supervisor
Directing Ray Gosnell Jr. Assistant Director
Sound Charles J. Rice Sound
Sound Jack Solomon Sound
Camera Eddie Blaisdell Grip
Camera Val O'Malley Camera Operator
Camera Arnold L. Rich Assistant Camera
Camera William Rose Grip

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