The Benny Goodman Story

Valentine Davies

Valentine Davies

[Cast Group]
Actor: Steve Allen | Character: Benny Goodman
Actor: Donna Reed | Character: Alice Hammond
Actor: Berta Gersten | Character: Mama Goodman
Actor: Barry Truex | Character: Benny Goodman (at 16)
Actor: Herbert Anderson | Character: John Hammond Jr.
Actor: Robert F. Simon | Character: Papa Dave Goodman
Actor: Hy Averback | Character: Willard Alexander
Actor: Sammy Davis Sr. | Character: Fletcher Henderson
Actor: Dick Winslow | Character: Gil Rodin
Actor: Shepard Menken | Character: Harry Goodman
Actor: Jack Kruschen | Character: Murph Podolsky
Actor: Wilton Graff | Character: John Hammond Sr.
Actor: Fred Essler | Character: Prof. Schoepp
Actor: David Kasday | Character: Benny Goodman (at 10)
Actor: John Erman | Character: Harry Goodman (at 16)
Actor: George Givot | Character: Jake Primo
Actor: Lionel Hampton | Character: Lionel Hampton
Actor: Gene Krupa | Character: Gene Krupa
Actor: Teddy Wilson | Character: Teddy Wilson
Actor: Ben Pollack | Character: Ben Pollack
Actor: Kid Ory | Character: Edward 'Kid' Ory
Actor: Urbie Green | Character: Young Sideman with Clayton
Actor: Buck Clayton | Character: Trumpeter - Basement Jam Session
Actor: Stan Getz | Character: Sax Solo at Paramount in NY
Actor: Harry James | Character: Harry James - Trumpeter at Carnegie Hall
Actor: Martha Tilton | Character: Martha Tilton
Actor: Ziggy Elman | Character: Ziggy Elman
Actor: Chris Alcaide | Character: Boatman
Actor: Mary Bayless | Character: Club Patron
Actor: John Best | Character: Musician
Actor: Lulu Mae Bohrman | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Paul Bradley | Character: Club Patron
Actor: Gilbert Brady | Character: Dancer
Actor: Nikki Faustino Brady | Character: Dancer
Actor: Robert Clarke | Character: Roger Gillespie - Alice's Escort
Actor: James Conaty | Character: Escort
Actor: Oliver Cross | Character: Club Patron
Actor: Roy Damron | Character: Club Patron
Actor: Hal K. Dawson | Character: McHenshey - Mgr. Columbus Pavilion
Actor: Jack Deery | Character: Concert Spectator
Actor: Dan Dowling | Character: Club Patron
Actor: Douglas Evans | Character: Kel Murray - Orchestra Leader
Actor: Franklyn Farnum | Character: Man in Audience at Carnegie Hall
Actor: Antonio Filauri | Character: Headwaiter
Actor: Bess Flowers | Character: Woman in Audience at Carnegie Hall
Actor: Curt Furberg | Character: Concert Spectator
Actor: Phil Gomez | Character: Clarinet Player With Kid Ory
Actor: Don Gordon | Character: Tough Boy in Gang
Actor: Marion Gray | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Sam Harris | Character: Man in Audience at Carnegie Hall
Actor: Whitey Haupt | Character: Tough Boy in Gang
Actor: Bill Hickman | Character: Concert Spectator
Actor: Jane Howard | Character: Party Guest
Actor: Allen Jaffe | Character: Concert Spectator
Actor: Diane Jergens | Character: Velma - Benny's Giggly Date
Actor: Carlene King Johnson | Character: Bobby-Soxer
Actor: Richard Kapp | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Perk Lazelle | Character: Club Patron
Actor: Jack Lomas | Character: Clark, Mgr, Elitch's Garden, Danver
Actor: Louise Lorimer | Character: Mrs. Vanderbilt
Actor: Leota Lorraine | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Arthur Lovejoy | Character: Fred - the Butler
Actor: Maurice Marks | Character: Dancer
Actor: John McGovern | Character: Dick Reiner - Clarinet Dropout
Actor: Ralph Montgomery | Character: Waiter - Palomar Ballroom
Actor: Barry Norton | Character: Man in Audience at Carnegie Hall
Actor: Cynthia Patrick | Character: Jane - Gil Rodin's Date
Actor: Charles Perry | Character: Concert Spectator
Actor: Foster H. Phinney | Character: Concert Spectator
Actor: George Ramsey | Character: Joe Goldcrown - Toledo Theatre Mgr.
Actor: Buddy Ray | Character: Band Guitar Player
Actor: Allan Reuss | Character: Self - Guitar Player
Actor: Leoda Richards | Character: Concert Spectator
Actor: Hillevi Rombin | Character: Bobby-Soxer
Actor: Benny Rubin | Character: Mr. Strauss - the Tailor
Actor: Paul Russell | Character: Concert Spectator
Actor: Babe Russin | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: Dick Ryan | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Cosmo Sardo | Character: Jake Primo's Barber
Actor: Jeffrey Sayre | Character: Man in Audience at Carnegie Hall
Actor: Lennie Smith | Character: Dancer
Actor: Lou Southern | Character: Dancer
Actor: Jack Stoney | Character: Primo Hood
Actor: Frank D. Strong | Character: Trombonist in Movie Goodman Band
Actor: Sara Taft | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Charles Tannen | Character: Mr. Stewart - Manager of Palomar Ballroom
Actor: Ben Welden | Character: Sammy - Primo's 1st Henchman
Actor: Smoki Whitfield | Character: Ed - Fletcher Henderson's Cabbie

[Directors Group]
Name: Valentine Davies | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Valentine Davies | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Aaron Rosenberg | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: William H. Daniels | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Russell F. Schoengarth | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Robert Clatworthy | Role: Art Director
Name: Alexander Golitzen | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Russell A. Gausman | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Julia Heron | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Bill Thomas | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Joan St. Oegger | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Bud Westmore | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Faye Chaney | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Mark Reedall | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Edward K. Dodds | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Phil Bowles | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Jim Barrett | Role: Art Department
Name: Jim Cole | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Leslie I. Carey | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Pritchard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Gorback | Role: Sound Department
Name: James F. Rogers | Role: Sound Department
Name: William Sosteleo | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: William Dodds | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ollie Hansel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kenneth Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Walter Williams | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fred Buckley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Frederic Dorr | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ben Graves | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Harold Haselbusch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lloyd Hill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ed Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rollie Lane | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julius Madison | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lawrence McCarthy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pierce Nippell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marion Pierce | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Ryan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arthur Shadur | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Willoughby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Bill Thomas | Role: Costume Department
Name: Truman Eli | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rydo Loshak | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nevada Penn | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Berna MacCurran | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Harold Brown | Role: Music Department
Name: Buck Clayton | Role: Music Department
Name: George Duvivier | Role: Music Department
Name: Joseph Gershenson | Role: Music Department
Name: Stan Getz | Role: Music Department
Name: Benny Goodman | Role: Music Department
Name: Irving Goodman | Role: Music Department
Name: Conrad Gozzo | Role: Music Department
Name: Urbie Green | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris Griffin | Role: Music Department
Name: Alan Harding | Role: Music Department
Name: Gene Krupa | Role: Music Department
Name: Henry Mancini | Role: Music Department
Name: Murray McEachern | Role: Music Department
Name: James Priddy | Role: Music Department
Name: Allan Reuss | Role: Music Department
Name: Hymie Shertzer | Role: Music Department
Name: Teddy Wilson | Role: Music Department
Name: Sol Yaged | Role: Music Department
Name: Ethmer Roten | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Adele Cannon | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Robert Laszlo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Don Morgan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roy Neel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Greg Rodin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles Baqueta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lloyd Dawson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Francis Haldoran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Walter Lawrence | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Harold Lockwood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roy Neal | Role: Additional Crew

Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3401498649/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3401498649/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1614777685432.mp4?Expires=1787807853&Signature=ClaKkfrvX2pz9NdbFIzIXFEN48guKuOTdjkm4JX26NFlvikpVL7kAiocUcc2aOoOYE~oi6woyXEiGDOOudZM25aNE~K3VSREEDHhMOPmzh7KWSXtnAEU-RLhEyFRdwl4VWalpFF~7b9DR82NrTrZIfS0F6o3Tz~Kj2~PCikesASlJbfli1wxsNL9OGfac7oXSP5ikG0JlO0I1ksIxAwwRvxaXol0sekcJjMqTn5PLOAvAfn66g3VAi6WiUfk6PBplXA2-nVnNI9cqCJ8DFmIySsgduPnSScHFUtkxIYuQ9tbqJ1d8UkUaCFKkjd-cqwy2Dl3jrPYOaQmbrFvaP0Ecw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Japan: January 3, 1956
Canada: February 2, 1956
United States: February 2, 1956 (Chicago, Illinois, premiere)
Sweden: February 6, 1956
United States: February 12, 1956 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: February 21, 1956 (New York City, New York)
Finland: March 23, 1956
West Germany: March 27, 1956
France: April 27, 1956
South Africa: June 20, 1956 (Johannesburg)
South Africa: July 6, 1956 (Cape Town)
South Africa: August 9, 1956 (Durban)
Austria: September 1956
Portugal: June 25, 1957
Denmark: November 7, 1957
East Germany: May 21, 1977 (TV premiere)
Switzerland: August 9, 2003 (Locarno Film Festival)
Argentina: July 17, 2013 (DVD premiere)

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