The Benny Goodman Story

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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
Release date	February 2, 1956 (1956-02-02)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.7 million (US)[1]

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.