Highlights
The Benny Goodman Story

The Benny Goodman Story (1956) - Full Cast and Crew

1956Movie
Audience Score
63

Cast

S
Steve Allen
as Benny Goodman
D
Donna Reed
as Alice Hammond
B
Berta Gersten
as Mama Goodman
B
Barry Truex
as Benny Goodman (age 16)
H
Herbert Anderson
as John Hammond Jr.
R
Robert F. Simon
as Papa Dave Goodman
H
Hy Averback
as Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
S
Sammy Davis Sr.
as Fletcher Henderson
D
Dick Winslow
as Gil Rodin
S
Shepard Menken
as Harry Goodman
J
Jack Kruschen
as 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
W
Wilton Graff
as John Hammond Sr.
F
Fred Essler
as Prof Schoepp
D
David Kasday
as Benny Goodman (age 10 )
J
John Erman
as Harry Goodman (age 16 )
G
George Givot
L
Lionel Hampton
G
Gene Krupa
T
Teddy Wilson
B
Ben Pollack
K
Kid Ory
U
Urbie Green
B
Buck Clayton
S
Stan Getz
H
Harry James
M
Martha Tilton
Z
Ziggy Elman

Crew

V
Valentine Davies
Director
V
Valentine Davies
Screenplay
A
Aaron Rosenberg
Producer
W
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
R
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
F
Frank Gorback
Boom Operator
N
Nevada Penn
Wardrobe Master
R
Rydo Loshak
Wardrobe Assistant