The Benny Goodman Story

The Benny Goodman Story

102 mins | Drama, Music | Feb. 2, 1956

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.

The Benny Goodman Story

102 mins | Drama, Music | Feb. 2, 1956

The Benny Goodman Story
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title The Benny Goodman Story
Directors Valentine Davies
Writers 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 )

Kid Ory

as