Rating: NR
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 03/04/2003
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 117 Minutes
Flags: Excellent For Children
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios

Steve Allen makes his dramatic film debut in The Benny Goodman Story. Outside of Goodman's conflicts with his parents over his career choice, and his early frustration over not being able to play his kind of music, the film tends to be more a series of musical highlights than a biography. The film features guest appearances by Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Harry James, Martha Tilton, Ziggy Elman, and Sammy Davis Sr. (as Fletcher Henderson).

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Steve Allen - Benny Goodman
Donna Reed - Alice Hammond
Berta Gersten - Mom (Dora) Goodman
Herbert Anderson - John Hammond
Robert Simon - Pop (Dave) Goodman
Hy Averback - William Alexander
Shepard Menken - Harry Goodman
Sammy Davis, Sr. - Fletcher Henderson
Dick Winslow - Gil Rodin
David Kasday - Benny Goodman at 10
Wilton Graff - Mr. Hammond
Harry James - Himself
Gene Krupa - Himself
Martha Tilton - Herself
Lionel Hampton - Himself
Ziggy Elman - Himself
Teddy Wilson - Himself

Production:
Valentine Davies - Director
Aaron Rosenberg - Producer
Harry Brown Joseph E. Gershenson Alan Harding Henry Mancini Sol Yaged - Composer
Russell Schoengarth - Editor
Valentine Davies - Screen Writer
William H. Daniels - Cinematographer
Bill Thomas - Costume Designer

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