top of page
Search


A costuming error
Donna Reed appears in The Benny Goodman Story wearing clothes of the 1955 fashion instead of the 30s and 40s when the action took place.


A film that didn't make beautiful music
Steve Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000). Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen was an American television personality, radio...


Donna and Sammy Davis Sr.
Samuel George Davis Sr. (December 12, 1900 – May 21, 1988). Samuel George Davis Sr. was an American dancer and the father of entertainer...


Wrong decade costumes
Donna Reed appears in The Benny Goodman Story wearing clothes of the 1955 fashion instead of the 30s and 40s when the action took place.


A film that didn't make beautiful music
Steve Allen co-stars with Donna Reed in The Benny Goodman Story. The New York Times did not have a favorable review.


Wrong decade costumes
Donna Reed appears in The Benny Goodman Story wearing clothes of the 1955 fashion instead of the 30s and 40s when the action took place.


A film that didn't make beautiful music
Steve Allen co-stars with Donna Reed in The Benny Goodman Story. The New York Times did not have a favorable review.


Donna and Sam Davis Sr.
Sammy Davis, Sr., the father of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., appears with Donna Reed in the film, The Benny Goodman Story (1956).


Wrong decade costumes
Donna Reed appears in The Benny Goodman Story wearing clothes of the 1955 fashion instead of the 30s and 40s when the action took place.


A film that didn't make beautiful music
Donna Reed co-stars with Steve Allen in The Benny Goodman Story (1956). A reviewer suggested the swing music was the only positive aspect.


Donna and Sam Davis Sr.
Donna Reed appears with Sammy David Sr. in the film The Benny Goodman Story.


Wrong decade costumes
The Benny Goodman Story starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed had a Chicago premiere on February 2, 1956.
bottom of page