The Benny Goodman Story (1955)

Directed by Valentine Davies

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Cast

Steve Allen

Benny Goodman

Sammy Davis Sr.

Fletcher Henderson

Herbert Anderson

John Hammond Jr.

Donna Reed

Alice Hammond

Berta Gersten

Mom Goodman

Robert F. Simon

Pop Goodman

Dick Winslow

Gil Rodin

Barry Truex

Benny Goodman at l6

David Kasday

Benny Goodman at 10

Hy Averback

William Alexander

Wilton Graff

Mr. Hammond

Shepard Menken

Harry Goodman

Harry James

Himself - Trumpeter at Carnegie Hall

Gene Krupa

Himself - Drums

Martha Tilton

Herself - Vocalist (song "And the Angels Sing")

Lionel Hampton

Himself - Vibraphone

Ziggy Elman

Himself -Trumpeter (song "And the Angels Sing")

Ben Pollack

Himself - 1st band leader

Teddy Wilson

Himself - Pianist

Edward 'Kid' Ory

Himself (as Edward 'Kid' Ory)

Jack Kruschen

'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

Fred Essler

Prof Schoepp

John Erman

Harry Goodman (at 16)

George Givot

Jake Primo - mob boss

Robert Simon

Pop (Dave) Goodman

Stan Getz

Kid Ory

Urbie Green

Crew

Buck Clayton

Performer

William H. Daniels

Cinematographer

Valentine Davies

Director, Writer, Screenwriter

Aaron Rosenberg

Producer

Russell Schoengarth

Editor

Bill Thomas

Costumes

William H. Daniels

Cinematographer

Henry Mancini

Composer

Sol Yaged

Composer

Alan Harding

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Harry Brown

Composer

Joseph Gershenson

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