Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
Steve Allen
Benny Goodman
Donna Reed
Alice Hammond
Berta Gersten
Mama Goodman
Barry Truex
Benny Goodman (age 16)
Herbert Anderson
John Hammond Jr.
Robert F. Simon
Papa Dave Goodman
Hy Averback
Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
Sammy Davis Sr.
Fletcher Henderson
Dick Winslow
Gil Rodin
Shepard Menken
Harry Goodman
Jack Kruschen
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
Wilton Graff
John Hammond Sr.
Fred Essler
Prof Schoepp
David Kasday
Benny Goodman (age 10 )
John Erman
Harry Goodman (age 16 )
George Givot
Lionel Hampton
Gene Krupa
Teddy Wilson
Ben Pollack
Kid Ory
Urbie Green
Buck Clayton
Stan Getz
Harry James
Martha Tilton
Ziggy Elman
Valentine Davies
Director
Aaron Rosenberg
Producer
Sep 18, 2013
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Oct 30, 1991
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Mar 30, 1972
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Universal International Pictures
US
United States
English