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.
Valentine Davies
Director
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
Jersey Boys67%
Respect67%
Grace Unplugged60%
Beyond the Sea62%
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere66%
Elvis74%
A Complete Unknown70%
Music of the Heart66%
Elvis68%
Köln 7571%
Teen Spirit60%
The Five Heartbeats73%
Take the Lead68%
Richard Jewell74%
Inside Llewyn Davis71%
tick, tick... BOOM!75%
La Bamba72%
I Saw the Light62%
Love & Mercy70%
Like Sunday, Like Rain73%
