Reviews for The Benny Goodman Story

6.4 / 10 1h 42min

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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Review by user9496fnae34i

Brilliant, touching, entertaining!

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Review by user513fhxag5nc

Musically satisfying true life melodrama

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Review by user282qno0jfxt

Benny Goodman Orchestra Performing at Carnegie Hall

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Review by user607o6sdoeuw

The Benny Goodman Story has great music but that's all!

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Review by user5511oc8ad73

Luckily, it's the sound track that matters and it's in good hands!

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Review by user212zivwron0

A fine glimpse--if not of the actual life of Mr Goodman--of giants of the Swing era.

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Review by user973z0yu0ifb

Well made biopic of the first man to front an integrated band.

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Review by GlowingGiraffe

Honor the Centennial of the King of Swing

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Review by user9836hfhb0a9

The Reality Was a Lot More Interesting than the Movie

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Review by user2404d8aflog

Great music and greater musicians.

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Review by user27faszh428

These films are always "inaccurate" but the MUSIC is fantastic!

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Review by RubyRaven

Wonderful music, but otherwise pretty bland

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Review by user3416xg72cz2

Good Biopic of an Enormously Talented Musician

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Review by user6883poaqsfg

" Care to dance? Then try a new kind of music, . . . . call Swing! "

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