The Benny Goodman Story
| The Benny Goodman Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Valentine Davies |
| Written by | Valentine Davies |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Starring | Steve Allen Donna Reed Gene Krupa Lionel Hampton Ben Pollack Teddy Wilson Edward "Kid" Ory Harry James Martha Tilton Ziggy Elman |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Russell Schoengarth |
| Music by | Joseph Gershenson Henry Mancini Sol Yaged Alan Harding Harold Brown |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.7 million (US) |
The Benny Goodman Story is a 1956 American musical biographical film starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed, written and directed by Valentine Davies, and released by Universal-International. The film was intended as a follow-up to Universal's 1954 hit The Glenn Miller Story, dramatizing a popular bandleader's life.