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The Benny Goodman Story

1956
The Benny Goodman Story
6.7| 1h42m| en| Drama, Music
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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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Universal International Pictures

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  • The Benny Goodman Story 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
Sammy Davis Sr. as Fletcher Henderson
Dick Winslow as Gil Rodin
Jack Kruschen as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

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