Benny Goodman
Steve Allen
Benny Goodman
Overview
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.
Cast
Alice Hammond
Donna Reed
Alice Hammond
Mama Goodman
Berta Gersten
Mama Goodman
Benny Goodman (age 16)
Barry Truex
Benny Goodman (age 16)
John Hammond Jr.
Herbert Anderson
John Hammond Jr.
Papa Dave Goodman
Robert F. Simon
Papa Dave Goodman
Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
Hy Averback
Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
Fletcher Henderson
Sammy Davis Sr.
Fletcher Henderson
Gil Rodin
Dick Winslow
Gil Rodin
Harry Goodman
Shepard Menken
Harry Goodman
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
Jack Kruschen
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
John Hammond Sr.
Wilton Graff
John Hammond Sr.
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