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The Benny Goodman Story (Original title)
Date: 1955 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: Valentine Davies

Synopsis: Biography of Benny Goodman.

Genres:
Biopic, Musical

Subject:
Jazz music (1950- )
Releases
Date: 1955Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 116 mins Length: 10458 FeetLanguage: English

Credits (11)
Production Company: Universal-International, Producer: Aaron Rosenberg, Screenplay: Valentine Davies, Photography: William H. Daniels, Editor: Russell Schoengarth, Art Director: Alexander Golitzen, Art Director: Robert Clatworthy, Music Supervisor: Joseph Gershenson, Sound: Leslie I. Carey, Sound: Robert Pritchard
Cast (14)
Steve Allen (Benny Goodman), Donna Reed (Alice Hammond), Berta Gersten (Mom Goodman), Herbert Anderson (John Hammond), Robert F. Simon (Pop Goodman), Sammy Davis Sr. (Fletcher Henderson), Dick Winslow (Gil Rodin), Barry Truex (Benny Goodman at 16), David Kasday (Benny Goodman at 10), Harry James, Martha Tilton, Gene Krupa, Ziggy Elman, Alvin Alcorn