The Benny Goodman Story

The Benny Goodman Story (1956)


  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1956-02-02
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 15 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal International Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Valentine Davies
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Summary

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.

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  • Steve Allen

    as Benny Goodman

  • Donna Reed

    as Alice Hammond

  • Berta Gersten

    as Mama Goodman

  • Barry Truex

    as Benny Goodman (age 16)

  • Herbert Anderson

    as John Hammond Jr.

  • Robert F. Simon

    as Papa Dave Goodman

  • Hy Averback

    as Willard Alexander - Benny's manager

  • Sammy Davis Sr.

    as Fletcher Henderson

  • Dick Winslow

    as Gil Rodin

  • Shepard Menken

    as Harry Goodman

  • Jack Kruschen

    as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

  • Wilton Graff

    as John Hammond Sr.

  • Fred Essler

    as Prof Schoepp

  • David Kasday

    as Benny Goodman (age 10 )

  • John Erman

    as Harry Goodman (age 16 )

  • George Givot

    as

  • Lionel Hampton

    as

  • Gene Krupa

    as

  • Teddy Wilson

    as

  • Ben Pollack

    as

  • Kid Ory

    as

  • Urbie Green

    as

  • Buck Clayton

    as

  • Stan Getz

    as

  • Harry James

    as

  • Martha Tilton

    as

  • Ziggy Elman

    as
Directing Valentine Davies Director
Writing Valentine Davies Screenplay
Sound Frank Gorback Boom Operator
Costume & Make-Up Nevada Penn Wardrobe Master
Art Robert Laszlo Props
Costume & Make-Up Rydo Loshak Wardrobe Assistant
Camera Rollie Lane Still Photographer
Production Aaron Rosenberg Producer
Camera William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Editing Russell F. Schoengarth Editor

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