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| Director: | Valentine Davies | 
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| Writer: | Valentine Davies | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 02, 1956 | 
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| Director: | Valentine Davies | 
| Writer: | Valentine Davies | 
| Genres: | Drama, Music | 
| Keywords | jazz, biography | 
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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. | 
| Fred Essler | Prof Schoepp | 
| David Kasday | Benny Goodman (age 10 ) | 
| John Erman | Harry 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 | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Valentine Davies | Screenplay, Director | 
| Frank Gorback | Boom Operator | 
| Nevada Penn | Wardrobe Master | 
| Robert Laszlo | Props | 
| Rydo Loshak | Wardrobe Assistant | 
| Rollie Lane | Still Photographer | 
| William H. Daniels | Director of Photography | 
| Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Aaron Rosenberg | Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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