The Benny Goodman Story

Locations
Call Number: DVD Drama Benny
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD Drama Benny	1-week checkout	On Shelf

Videodisc release of the 1955 motion picture.
Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Ben Pollack, Teddy Wilson, Edward "Kid" Ory.
The music of Benny Goodman comes to life in this 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.
DVD; Dolby, digital; full frame (1.33:1).

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

It's a nice movie. submitted by KidBlue on June 23, 2014, 1:06pm This is a pleasant, often heart-warming story about jazz great Benny Goodman. It's superficial - it does not cover his work in Hollywood, and it has no real narrative drama. The love story is nice. His parents are stock Jewish parents characters. But the music is terrific, and we get to see Gene Krupa, the greatest drummer who ever lived, in action. It's a nice movie.