Steve Allen makes his dramatic film debut in The Benny Goodman Story. Outside of Goodman's conflicts with his parents over his career choice, and his early frustration over not being able to play his kind of music, the film tends to be more a series of musical highlights than a biography. The film ...more
MPAA Rating: G | Year: 1955 | Running Time: 116 minutes
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$13.99BENNY GOODMAN STORY / (FULL SUB DOL)
- Steve Allen - Benny Goodman
- Donna Reed - Alice Hammond
- Berta Gersten - Mom (Dora) Goodman
- Herbert Anderson - John Hammond
- Robert Simon - Pop (Dave) Goodman
- Buck Clayton
- George Givot - Jake Primo
- Urbie Green
- Stan Getz
- Jack Kruschen - Murph Podolsky
- Kid Ory
- Barry Truex - Benny Goodman at 16
- Ben Pollack - Himself
- Fred Essler - Prof Schoepp
- Valentine Davies - Director
- Aaron Rosenberg - Producer
- Valentine Davies - Screenwriter
- Bill Thomas - Costume Designer
- Russell Schoengarth - Editor
- Harry Brown - Composer (Music Score)
- Joseph E. Gershenson - Composer (Music Score)
- Sol Yaged - Composer (Music Score)
- Alan Harding - Composer (Music Score)
- Henry Mancini - Composer (Music Score)
- William H. Daniels - Cinematographer











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