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The Benny Goodman Story   1956         N/R, 116 min. Genre: Drama / Musical Director: Valentine Davies   Cast: Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Berta Gersten, Herbert Anderson, Robert F. Simon, Hy Averback, Dick Winslow, Jack Kruschen, Harry James, Wilton Graff, Sammy Davis Jr., Martha Tilton, Barry Truex, Shepard Menken, David Kasday   Great music is part of this biography of the famous bandleader Benny Goodman (Steve Allen) that includes his days of growing up in Chicago as well as his romance with and marriage to society debutante Alice Hammond (Donna Reed). Guest performers include Harry James, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Sammy Davis Jr., and Martha Tilton. Cast Steve Allen Benny Goodman Donna Reed Alice Hammond Berta Gersten Mama Goodman Herbert Anderson John Hammond Jr. Robert F. Simon Papa Dave Goodman Hy Averback Willard Alexander Dick Winslow Gil Rodin Jack Kruschen "Murph" Podolsky Harry James Himself Wilton Graff John Hammond Sr. Sammy Davis Jr. Fletcher Henderson Martha Tilton Herself Barry Truex Benny Goodman at 16 yrs. old Shepard Menken Harry Goodman David Kasday Benny Goodman at 10 yrs. old