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.
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
Shepard Menken
Harry Goodman
Jack Kruschen
'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.
Wilton Graff
John Hammond Sr.
Deep Water
Music Within
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
De-Lovely
Elvis
Flash of Genius
A Complete Unknown
Jersey Boys
Too Late Blues
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Respect
'Round Midnight
Moog
One Night with the King
Sagan
Amour Fou
Coda
Honeydripper
Grace Unplugged