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The Benny Goodman Story. The Benny Goodman Story is a 1956 American musical biographical film starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed, written and directed by Valentine Davies, and released by Universal-International. The film was intended as a follow-up to Universal's 1954 hit The Glenn Miller Story, dramatizing a popular bandleader's life.
The Benny Goodman Story: Directed by Valentine Davies. With Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Berta Gersten, Barry Truex. The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Valentine Davies
- 1956-01-03
Mar 13, 2023 · The Benny Goodman Story. The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band. My Mom took me to see this when it first hit the movie theater and I was only 5 years old.
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Mar 4, 2003. Runtime. 1h 56m. When a young Benny Goodman (Barry Truex) first starts taking music classes, he becomes very adept at the clarinet and gravitates towards ragtime and jazz. After ...
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- Steve Allen
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 clarinetist, the story follows the innovative musician from his childhood in Chicago to his historic concert at Carnegie Hall in 1938.
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But The Benny Goodman Story marked the first time he had been played by another actor, TV talk show host and comic Steve Allen. Even if the film is considered a dramatic failure, thanks largely to a watered-down screenplay that fictionalizes aspects of the bandleader's life, at least it provides a showcase for some great musical performances.
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The Benny Goodman Story is a biographical film starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed, directed by Valentine Davies and released by Universal-International in 1956. The film is based on the life of famed clarinetist Benny Goodman, who recorded most of the clarinet solos used in the film.
