The Benny Goodman Story (1956)

ALL 02/02/1956 (en) Drama, Music 102 Min
  • Release
    02/02/1956
  • Production
    Universal International Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    64%
  • Original title
    The Benny Goodman Story
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Valentine Davies

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Aaron Rosenberg

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Steve Allen

    Benny Goodman

  2. Donna Reed

    Alice Hammond

  3. Berta Gersten

    Mama Goodman

  4. Barry Truex

    Benny Goodman (age 16)

  5. Herbert Anderson

    John Hammond Jr.

  6. Robert F. Simon

    Papa Dave Goodman

  7. Hy Averback

    Willard Alexander - Benny's manager

  8. Sammy Davis Sr.

    Fletcher Henderson

  9. Dick Winslow

    Gil Rodin

  10. Shepard Menken

    Harry Goodman

  11. Jack Kruschen

    'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

  12. Wilton Graff

    John Hammond Sr.

  13. Fred Essler

    Prof Schoepp

  14. David Kasday

    Benny Goodman (age 10 )

  15. John Erman

    Harry Goodman (age 16 )

  16. George Givot

  17. Lionel Hampton

  18. Gene Krupa

  19. Teddy Wilson

  20. Ben Pollack

  21. Kid Ory

  22. Urbie Green

  23. Buck Clayton

  24. Stan Getz

  25. Harry James

  26. Martha Tilton

  27. Ziggy Elman

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 27 , Crews : 10

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The Benny Goodman Story (1956) 102 Min

ALL 02/02/1956 (en)
Drama, Music
  • Release 02/02/1956
  • Production
    Universal International Pictures
  • Original title The Benny Goodman Story
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Valentine Davies

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Russell F. Schoengarth

    Editor

  4. Aaron Rosenberg

    Producer