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The Benny Goodman Story

1956 · 116 min

A gentle, music-filled rise to fame with warm performances and a nostalgic, old-fashioned charm.

Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • ambition
  • love
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Valentine Davies
Written by
Valentine Davies
Starring
Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Berta Gersten, Barry Truex, Herbert Anderson, Robert F. Simon, Hy Averback, Sammy Davis Sr.
Cinematography
William H. Daniels
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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