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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 2, 1956
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 4, 2003
Director
Writer
Producer
Studio
Universal International Pictures
Cast
Full credits →S
Steve Allen
Benny Goodman
D
Donna Reed
Alice Hammond
B
Berta Gersten
Mama Goodman
B
Barry Truex
Benny Goodman (age 16)
H
Herbert Anderson
John Hammond Jr.
R
Robert F. Simon
Papa Dave Goodman
H
Hy Averback
Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
S
Sammy Davis Sr.
Fletcher Henderson
D
Dick Winslow
Gil Rodin
S
Shepard Menken
Harry Goodman
J
Jack Kruschen
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
W
Wilton Graff
John Hammond Sr.
F
Fred Essler
Prof Schoepp
D
David Kasday
Benny Goodman (age 10 )
J
John Erman
Harry Goodman (age 16 )
G
George Givot
L
Lionel Hampton
G
Gene Krupa
T
Teddy Wilson
B
Ben Pollack
