
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.
Release Date: 2/2/1956
Runtime: 116 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Valentine Davies
00Companies: Universal International Pictures
Countries: United States of America

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.

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