The Benny Goodman Story (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.
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Cast
- Steve Allen — Benny Goodman
- Donna Reed — Alice Hammond
- Berta Gersten — Mama Goodman
- Barry Truex — Benny Goodman (age 16)
- Herbert Anderson — John Hammond Jr.
- Robert F. Simon — Papa Dave Goodman
- Hy Averback — Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
- Sammy Davis Sr. — Fletcher Henderson
- Dick Winslow — Gil Rodin
- Shepard Menken — Harry Goodman
- Jack Kruschen — 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
- Wilton Graff — John Hammond Sr.
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