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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 James Dean Story with Bill Randle (Coral, 1956) Steve Allen Plays Benny Goodman (Coral, 1956) Romantic Rendezvous with Neal Hefti (Coral, 1957) Venetian Serenade (Coral, 1957) Terry Gibbs, Captain with Terry Gibbs (Mercury, 1958) Steve Allen Plays Hi-Fi Music for Influentials (Coral, 1958) The Poetry of Love (Coral, 1958)
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". His orchestra did phenomenally well commercially.
Valentine Loewi Davies (August 25, 1905 – July 23, 1961) was an American film and television writer, producer, and director. His film credits included Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Chicken Every Sunday (1949), It Happens Every Spring (1949), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), and The Benny Goodman Story (1955).
Barry's more memorable film roles were in The Benny Goodman Story playing the young Benny Goodman (1956), Rockabilly Baby (1957), and Dragstrip Riot (1958). He also acted in numerous TV productions. In 1934, Ernest Truex directed, co-produced, and starred in the play Sing and Whistle, which co-starred actress Sylvia Field. She later became his ...
The Benny Goodman Story: Benny Goodman: Steve Allen: The Best Things in Life Are Free: Buddy DeSylva: Gordon MacRae: Ray Henderson: Dan Dailey: Lew Brown: Ernest Borgnine: Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer: Daniel Boone: Bruce Bennett: The Eddy Duchin Story: Eddy Duchin: Tyrone Power: The Conqueror: Genghis Khan: John Wayne: Heneral Paua: Heneral Paua ...
She was known for acting in the theatre, but she played Benny's mother in the 1956 film The Benny Goodman Story. This was her only Hollywood film appearance. [ 1 ] Other significant Broadway productions of The Flowering Peach (1955), A Majority of One (1959), and Sophie (1963) included Gersten in the cast.
His other films include the 1949 World War II film Battleground, Give My Regards to Broadway, Excuse My Dust, Island in the Sky, The Benny Goodman Story, Kelly and Me, Joe Butterfly, My Man Godfrey (1957), I Bury the Living, Sunrise at Campobello, Hold On! and Rascal.