The Benny Goodman Story
Valentine Davies1956-02-02
6.3
116 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Steve Allen | Benny Goodman | Unowned |
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Donna Reed | Alice Hammond | Unowned |
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Berta Gersten | Mama Goodman | Unowned |
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Barry Truex | Benny Goodman (age 16) | Unowned |
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Herbert Anderson | John Hammond Jr. | Unowned |
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Robert F. Simon | Papa Dave Goodman | Unowned |
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Hy Averback | Willard Alexander - Benny's manager | Unowned |
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Sammy Davis Sr. | Fletcher Henderson | Unowned |
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Dick Winslow | Gil Rodin | Unowned |
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Shepard Menken | Harry Goodman | Unowned |
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Jack Kruschen | 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr. | Unowned |
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Wilton Graff | John Hammond Sr. | Unowned |
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Fred Essler | Prof Schoepp | Unowned |
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David Kasday | Benny Goodman (age 10 ) | Unowned |
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John Erman | Harry Goodman (age 16 ) | Unowned |
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George Givot | Unowned | |
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Lionel Hampton | Unowned | |
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Gene Krupa | Unowned | |
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Teddy Wilson | Unowned | |
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Ben Pollack | Unowned | |
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Kid Ory | Unowned | |
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Urbie Green | Unowned | |
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Buck Clayton | Unowned | |
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Stan Getz | Unowned | |
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Harry James | Unowned | |
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Martha Tilton | Unowned | |
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Ziggy Elman | Unowned |