The Benny Goodman Story (1956)

Name: The Benny Goodman Story
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1956-02-02
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Berta Gersten, Barry Truex, Herbert Anderson

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.

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Released 1956-02-02 · 116 min · Drama, Music

Directed by Valentine Davies

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.
Fred Essler as Prof Schoepp
David Kasday as Benny Goodman (age 10 )
John Erman as Harry Goodman (age 16 )