The Benny Goodman Story
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DVD Details
- 1.33:1 Full Frame
- Language: English, French & Spanish
- Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
- Captions: English
- Subtitles: French & Spanish
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 57 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: March 4, 2003
- Originally Released: 1955
- Label: Universal Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Steve Allen | |
Performer: | Donna Reed, Gene Krupa, Herbert Anderson, Robert F. Simon, David Kasday, Sammy Davis Sr., Dick Winslow, Berta Gersten & Barry Truex | |
Directed by | Valentine Davies | |
Edited by | Russell F. Schoengarth | |
Written by | Valentine Davies | |
Composition by | Henry Mancini, Joseph Gershenson, Sol Yaged, Harold Brown & Alan Harding | |
Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg | |
Director of Photography: | William H. Daniels |
Entertainment Reviews:
71%
AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 1,341
Rating: 3/5 --
Sweet story and the music swings!
Movie Mom
Dull in the drama department, this hi-fi tribute to America's King of Swing is nonetheless recommended for jazz enthusiasts. TV's Steve Allen impersonates BG.
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Maclean's Magazine
Description by OLDIES.com:
The music of Benny Goodman comes to life in this wonderful musical biography of the famed King of Swing. Featuring all the outstanding songs and instrumentals made famous by the immortal clarinetist, the story follows the innovative musician from his childhood in Chicago to his historic concert at Carnegie Hall in 1938. Steve Allen, Donna Reed and Sammy Davis Sr. star in this unforgettable tribute to Goodman and his music with performances by the original Benny Goodman Quartet (Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Ben Pollack, Edward "Kid" Ory and Lionel Hampton) along with Harry James, Martha Tilton and Ziggy Elman. The priceless soundtrack highlights Goodman himself with classic renditions of "Sing, Sing, Sing," "One O'Clock Jump," "Stompin' At The Savoy," "Moonglow," "Goody, Goody" and many more.
Product Description:
The music's the thing in this glossy life of Benny Goodman - and the swinging clarinet great himself supplied the sounds. The story follows Goodman from his modest upbringing in Chicago through romance and marriage to his historic concert at Carnegie Hall. Jazz buff Allen has just the right bookish kind of hep, and Harry James and Gene Krupa are among the musical cameos.
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- Sales Rank: 30,036
- UPC: 025192263620
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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