Steve Allen

Character: Benny Goodman

Donna Reed

Character: Alice Hammond

Berta Gersten

Character: Mama Goodman

Barry Truex

Character: Benny Goodman (age 16)

Herbert Anderson

Character: John Hammond Jr.

Robert F. Simon

Character: Papa Dave Goodman

Hy Averback

Character: Willard Alexander - Benny's manager

Sammy Davis Sr.

Character: Fletcher Henderson

Dick Winslow

Character: Gil Rodin

Shepard Menken

Character: Harry Goodman

Jack Kruschen

Character: 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr.

Wilton Graff

Character: John Hammond Sr.

Fred Essler

Character: Prof Schoepp

David Kasday

Character: Benny Goodman (age 10 )

John Erman

Character: Harry Goodman (age 16 )

George Givot

Character:

Lionel Hampton

Character:

Gene Krupa

Character:

Teddy Wilson

Character:

Ben Pollack

Character:

Kid Ory

Character:

Urbie Green

Character:

Buck Clayton

Character:

Stan Getz

Character:

Harry James

Character:

Martha Tilton

Character:

Ziggy Elman

Character: