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The Gene Krupa Story | |
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Directed by | Don Weis |
Written by | Orin Jannings |
Produced by | Philip A. Waxman |
Starring | Sal Mineo Susan Kohner James Darren Susan Oliver Red Nichols Bobby Troup Anita O'Day Shelly Manne Buddy Lester |
Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
Edited by | Edwin H. Bryant Maurice Wright |
Music by | Leith Stevens |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Gene Krupa Story (also known as Drum Crazy) is a 1959 biopic of American drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa.[1] The conflict in the film centers on Krupa's rise to success and his corresponding use of marijuana.[2]