The Benny Goodman Story

Directed by Valentine Davies
1956    1h 56m    Approved
Drama, Biography, Music
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The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory 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 AllenBenny Goodman
  • Donna ReedAlice Hammond
  • Berta GerstenMama Goodman
  • Barry TruexBenny Goodman (age 16)
  • Herbert AndersonJohn Hammond Jr.
  • Robert F. SimonPapa Dave Goodman
  • Hy AverbackWillard Alexander - Benny's manager
  • Sammy Davis Sr.Fletcher Henderson
  • Dick WinslowGil Rodin
  • Shepard MenkenHarry Goodman
  • Jack Kruschen'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
  • Wilton GraffJohn Hammond Sr.
  • Fred EsslerProf Schoepp
  • David KasdayBenny Goodman (age 10 )
  • John ErmanHarry Goodman (age 16 )
  • George Givot
  • Lionel Hampton
  • Gene Krupa
  • Teddy Wilson
  • Ben Pollack
  • Kid Ory
  • Urbie Green
  • Buck Clayton
  • Stan Getz
  • Harry James
  • Martha Tilton
  • Ziggy Elman
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