Acting
Benny Goodman
Born May 30, 1909 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died June 13, 1986 · aged 77
The King of Swing! Famed clarinetist, composer ("Stompin' at the Savoy") and conductor, educated at the Lewis Institute in Chicago and a student of Schillinger and Schoepp. He was a clarinetist with the orchestras of Bix Beiderbecke, Jules Herbuveaux, Arnold Johnson and Ben Pollack, and also played in Broadway theater orchestras. He began to lead his own orchestras in 1934 at the Billy Rose M…
Known For
Stage Door Canteen · 1943Stage Door Canteen
★ 6.31943
MovieComedyRomance
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.
A Song Is Born · 1948A Song Is Born
★ 6.41948
MovieComedyMusic
The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.
The Gang's All Here · 1943The Gang's All Here
★ 5.91943
MovieComedyRomance
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
The Big Broadcast of 1937 · 1936The Big Broadcast of 1937
★ 6.21936
MovieComedyRomance
The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation.
Sackgasse · 1963Sackgasse
1963
Movie
A dancer glides through industrial landscapes accompanied by groovy jazz rhythms.
Sweet and Low-Down · 1944Sweet and Low-Down
★ 5.71944
MovieMusicRomance
After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to go to their next engagement when a kid steals Goodman's clarinet. Goodman and Popsie pursue him to a tenement flat where he has led them to hear his brother play the trombone. Shenanigans ensue following Goodman's offering the brother a job with the band.
Hollywood Hotel · 1938Hollywood Hotel
★ 5.81938
MovieComedyMusic
After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for Mona -- and sends her to the premiere instead, with young musician Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell). After various mishaps, including a case of mistaken identity, Ronnie and Virginia struggle to find success in Hollywood.
Syncopation · 1942Syncopation
★ 6.81942
MovieMusicRomance
In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer, who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George. Over the next several years, Kit discovers that the ragtime of her childhood has developed into jazz. Struggling coronet player Johnny Schumacher befriends Kit, who is arrested after her music incites a riot at a club. Upon release, the two form a band.
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Sackgasse · 1963Sackgasse
1963
Movie
A dancer glides through industrial landscapes accompanied by groovy jazz rhythms.
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