The Benny Goodman Story
1956 | 116m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| 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 (Update) 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 | Director, Screenplay |
| 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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