Description: Brand new and factory sealed!It lacks the tragic ending of The Glenn Miller Story, a smash hit released a year earlier, but this enjoyable musical biopic does a nice job of blending Benny Goodman's sweet swinging clarinet with a healthy dose of Hollywood hokum. The emphasis is on Goodman's struggle to get "hot music" into the mainstream, and his shy wooing of a socialite (Donna Reed). With Steve Allen cast as the bespectacled Goodman, there's a comic undertone to the bandleader's somewhat geeky demeanor, and Allen (a musician himself) is believable fronting the orchestra. Real-life swing figures, including Goodman Quartet players Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, and Lionel Hampton, lend verisimilitude. The climax comes with Goodman's legendary 1938 jazz concert at Carnegie Hall, a turning point in American popular music--and the sight of a mild-mannered man in a tuxedo leading his band through the glorious frenzy of "Sing, Sing, Sing" remains a delight. --Robert HortonWe have other DVDs listed. Combined orders save on shipping!
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
DVD edition year: 2003
Case Type: Tall/DVD Case
Rating: NR
Subtitle Language: English, French, Spanish
Director: Valentine Davies
Sub-Genre: Biography
MPN: 61022636
Studio: Universal Studios
Brand: Universal
Type: Movie
Region Code: 1
Format: DVD
Language: English, French
Producer: Aaron Rosenberg
Release Year: 1956
Run Time: 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Movie/TV Title: The Benny Goodman Story
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
