The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
De jonge klarinettist Benny Goodman voegt zich bij de band van Ben Pollack en komt naar New York, waar hij de rijke Alice Hammond ontmoet. Nadat hij bekend werd door optredens in een radioprogramma, stelt Goodman zijn eigen kwartet samen. Zijn joodse moeder was aanvankelijk tegen zijn romance met Alice, maar tegen de tijd dat Goodman in 1938 zijn grote concert in Carnegie Hall gaf, had ze haar toekomstige schoondochter geaccepteerd.
Regiseur:
Valentine Davies
Schrijver:
Valentine Davies
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Steve Allen as Benny Goodman |
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Donna Reed as Alice Hammond |
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Berta Gersten as Mama Goodman |
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Barry Truex as Benny Goodman (age 16) |
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Herbert Anderson as John Hammond Jr. |
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Robert F. Simon as Papa Dave Goodman |
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Hy Averback as Willard Alexander - Benny's manager |
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Sammy Davis Sr. as Fletcher Henderson |
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Dick Winslow as Gil Rodin |
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Shepard Menken as Harry Goodman |
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Jack Kruschen as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr. |
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Wilton Graff as John Hammond Sr. |
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Fred Essler as Prof Schoepp |
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David Kasday as Benny Goodman (age 10 ) |
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John Erman as Harry Goodman (age 16 ) |
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George Givot as |
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Lionel Hampton as |
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Gene Krupa as |
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Teddy Wilson as |
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Ben Pollack as |
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Kid Ory as |
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Urbie Green as |
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Buck Clayton as |
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Stan Getz as |
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Harry James as |
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Martha Tilton as |
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Ziggy Elman as |
| Directing | Valentine Davies | Director |
| Writing | Valentine Davies | Screenplay |
| Editing | Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Production | Aaron Rosenberg | Producer |
| Camera | William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Frank Gorback | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nevada Penn | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rydo Loshak | Wardrobe Assistant |
