The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
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.
- Released
- 1956-02-02
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Valentine Davies, Valentine Davies
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- 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.
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