THE BENNY GOODMAN STORY

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• Release Year: 1956
• Genre: Drama, Music
• Plot: The music of Benny Goodman comes to life in this wonderful musical biography of the famed King of Swing. Featuring all the outstanding songs and instrumentals made famous by the immortal clarinettist, the story follows the innovative musician from his childhood in Chicago to his historic concert at Carnegie Hall in 1938. Steve Allen, Donna Reed, and Sammy Davis, Sr. star in this unforgettable tribute to Goodman and his music with performances by the original Benny Goodman Quartet (Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Ben Pollack, Edward 'Kid' Ory and Lionel Hampton) along with Harry James, Martha Tilton, and Ziggy Elman. The priceless soundtrack highlights Goodman himself with classic renditions of 'Sing, Sing, Sing,' 'One O'clock Jump,' 'Stompin' at the Savoy,' 'Moonglow,' 'Goody Goody,' and many more.
• Cast: Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Berta Gersten, Barry Truex, Herbert Anderson, Robert F. Simon, Hy Averback, Sammy Davis Sr., Dick Winslow, Shepard Menken, Jack Kruschen, Wilton Graff, Fred Essler, David Kasday, John Erman, George Givot, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, Ben Pollack, Teddy Wilson, Kid Ory, Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Martha Tilton, Urbie Green, Buck Clayton, Stan Getz, Chris Alcaide, Steve Allen Jr., Robert Clarke, James Conaty, Hal K. Dawson, Douglas Evans, Franklyn Farnum, Antonio Filauri, Bess Flowers, Don Gordon, Sam Harris, Whitey Haupt, Diane Jergens, Richard Kapp, Jack Lomas, Louise Lorimer, Arthur Lovejoy, John McGovern, Ralph Montgomery, Cynthia Patrick, George Ramsey, Buddy Ray, Allan Reuss, Benny Rubin, Babe Russin, Dick Ryan, Cosmo Sardo, Jeffrey Sayre, Jack Stoney, Frank D. Strong, Sara Taft, Charles Tannen, Ben Welden, Smoki Whitfield, Valentine Davies
• Director: Valentine Davies
• Runtime: 1:56
• Company: Universal Pictures
• Media Format: Movie