< The Benny Goodman Story (1956)

MOVIE | 1h 56m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 6.8 (1_498)

Biography, Drama, Music | 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.

• Director: Valentine Davies
• Writer: Valentine Davies
• Steve Allen (35) - Benny Goodman
• Donna Reed (35) - Alice Hammond
• Berta Gersten (62) - Mama Goodman
• Barry Truex (22) - Benny Goodman (at 16)
• Herbert Anderson (39) - John Hammond Jr.
• Robert F. Simon (48) - Papa Dave Goodman
• Hy Averback (36) - Willard Alexander
• Sammy Davis Sr. (56) - Fletcher Henderson
• Dick Winslow (41) - Gil Rodin
• Shepard Menken (35) - Harry Goodman
• Jack Kruschen (34) - Murph Podolsky
• Wilton Graff (53) - John Hammond Sr.
• Fred Essler (61) - Prof. Schoepp
• David Kasday (14) - Benny Goodman (at 10)
• John Erman (21) - Harry Goodman (at 16)
• George Givot (53) - Jake Primo
• Lionel Hampton (48) - Lionel Hampton
• Gene Krupa (47) - Gene Krupa
• Teddy Wilson (44) - Teddy Wilson
• Ben Pollack (53) - Ben Pollack