Title: The Benny Goodman Story
Content:  The Benny Goodman Story is a biographical film starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed, directed by Valentine Davies, and released by Universal-International in 1956. The film was intended as a follow-up to Universal's 1954 hit The Glenn Miller Story, dramatizing a popular bandleader's life. The film captures several major moments in Goodman's life but it has been described as less than accurate in details. Goodman's Jewish background is mentioned only implicitly, despite its playing a part in his artistic and personal endeavors for decades. In one scene, where his mother tries to talk him out of a romance with Alice Hammond (played by Donna Reed), whom Goodman eventually married, she says, "Bagels and caviar don't mix."
Title: The Benny Goodman Story
Content: Steve Allen as Benny Goodman ; Donna Reed as Alice Hammond ; Berta Gersten as Dora Goodman ; Herbert Anderson as John Hammond ; Robert F. Simon as David Goodman ; Sammy Davis Sr. as Fletcher Henderson ; Dick Winslow as Gil Rodin ; David Kasday as 10-year-old Benny Goodman ; Barry Truex as 16-year-old Benny Goodman ; Hy Averback as Willard Alexander ; Wilton Graff as Mr. Hammond ; Shep Menken as Harry Goodman Harry James ; Gene Krupa ; Martha Tilton ; Lionel Hampton ; Ziggy Elman ; Ben Pollack ; Teddy Wilson ; Edward "Kid" Ory  The following people appeared in the film as themselves:
Title: The Benny Goodman Story
Content:  Benny Goodman recorded most of the clarinet for the soundtrack -- except for the opening scenes, where the juvenile Goodman is shown practicing the instrument. Goodman was by then so accomplished that he could no longer reproduce the sound of an amateur clarinetist. The film's star, Steve Allen, was himself a pianist but had never played clarinet, and the squeaky attempts of a beginner were the only sounds Allen could make on a clarinet. Thus the clarinet heard during the film's first scenes was played by Steve Allen. Many of Goodman's contemporaries made appearances in this film. However, while Ziggy Elman appeared on screen recreating his trumpet solo on "And the Angels Sing", he was unable to record his portion for the soundtrack; Mannie Klein actually performed it, off-camera. Similarly, Red Mack's performance in the film is 
Title: The Benny Goodman Story
Content:  played by Alvin Alcorn. Fletcher Henderson is portrayed by Sammy Davis, Sr., father of Sammy Davis, Jr. Talent scout John Hammond was dissatisfied with the way he and the rest of the Hammond family, including his sister Alice, were portrayed in the movie. He objected and the next version of the script saw his character completely removed, with all of his actions given over to another character, Willard Alexander, Goodman's manager. Hammond objected even more strenuously, pointing out that, among many other things, Willard Alexander did not host the party in the Hammond mansion where Goodman first played Mozart publicly, nor did he introduce Alice to Benny. In the end, Hammond reluctantly agreed to leave his portrayal in the film, though he sued for $50,000 for being portrayed in what he thought was an unflattering manner.
Title: The Benny Goodman Story
Content:  The young Benny Goodman is taught classical clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best. Benny begins his professional career by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band. Later in New York, where his new band gets a lukewarm reception, Benny meets jazz lover John Hammond and his sister Alice. He is invited to the stately Hammond home to perform Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. Alice fears he will be embarrassed, but his playing is impeccable and Benny appreciates her concern. Benny's performances on a popular Saturday night radio program result in Fletcher Henderson volunteering to do some arrangements for him. On the west coast, the radio show's early start has made Benny's music a sensation with a younger generation. He puts together a quartet featuring Gene Krupa on drums, Teddy Wilson on piano and Lionel Hampton on vibraphone. The romance with society girl Alice is disconcerting to Benny's mother, but by the time her son plays Carnegie Hall, all is well and Mrs. Goodman has personally invited her future daughter-in-law to sit by her side.
Title: Benny Goodman
Content:  (Capitol, 1952) ; Benny at the Ballroom (Columbia, 1955) ; BG in Hi-Fi (Capitol, 1955) ; Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1956) ; Mostly Sextets (Capitol, 1956) ; The Great Benny Goodman (Columbia, 1956) ; Peggy Lee Sings with Benny Goodman (Harmony, 1957) ; Benny Rides Again (1958) ; Benny Goodman Plays World Favorites in High Fidelity (1958) ; Benny in Brussels Vols. 1 and 2 (Columbia, 1958) ; In Stockholm 1959 (Phontastic, 1959) ; The Benny Goodman Treasure Chest (MGM, 1959) ; Benny Goodman in Moscow (RCA Victor, 1962) ; London Date (Phillips, 1969) ; Benny Goodman Today (London, 1970) ; This Is Benny Goodman (RCA Victor, 1971) ; Benny Goodman – A Legendary Performer (RCA, 1977) ; Benny Goodman Live at Carnegie Hall: 40th Anniversary Concert (1978) ; Benny Goodman – Live in Hamburg 1981 (Stockfisch, 2019) 
Title: The Benny Goodman Treasure Chest
Content:  The Benny Goodman Treasure Chest is a jazz album by Benny Goodman, released in 1959. This three-LP Record Box Set was released by MGM Records These are Performance Recordings 1937–1938 by the original orchestra, trio, and quartet featuring Benny Goodman (clarinet) with Harry James/Ziggy Elman/Chris Griffin (trumpet), Murray McEachern/Red Ballard/Vernon Brown (trombone), Lionel Hampton (vibes), Teddy Wilson/Jess Stacy (piano), Hymie Shertzer/Vido Musso/Jerry Jerome/George Koenig/Dave Matthews/Arthur Rollini/Babe Russin (sax), Harry Goodman/Artie Bernstein (bass), Charlie Christian/Allan Reuss (guitar) and Gene Krupa/Dave Tough/Nick Fatool (drums).
Title: Benny Goodman
Content: Benny Goodman and the Giants of Swing (Prestige, 1929) ; Swinging 34 Vols. 1 & 2 (Melodeon, 1934) ; Original Benny Goodman Trio and Quartet Sessions, Vol. 1: After You've Gone (Bluebird, 1935) ; Stomping at the Savoy (Bluebird, 1935) ; Air Play (Doctor Jazz, 1936) ; Roll 'Em, Vol. 1 (Columbia, 1937) ; Roll 'Em, Vol. 2 (Columbia, 1937) ; From Spirituals to Swing (Vanguard, 1938) ; The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vols. 1–3 (Columbia, 1938) ; Mozart Clarinet Quintet, with the Budapest String Quartet (RCA Victor, 1938) ; Eddie Sauter Arrangements (Columbia, 1940) ; Swing into Spring (Columbia, 1941) ; Benny Goodman Sextet (Columbia, 1944) ; Undercurrent Blues (Capitol, 1947) ; Swedish Pastry (Dragon, 1948) ; Session for Six (Capitol, 1950) ; The Benny Goodman Trio Plays (Columbia, 1951) ; Goodman & Teagarden (Jazz Panorama, 1951) ; Easy Does 
Title: Benny Goodman Today
Content:  Benny Goodman Today is a jazz compilation album by Benny Goodman. It was released in 1970 and features big band and small group selections recorded during a concert in Stockholm, Sweden. It was released in the United States on the London Records label (London SPB 21, 2-LP set) as a "phase 4 stereo spectacular". The album, as issued, has a few shortcomings, among them a failure to list the band personnel, despite a double gatefold album with an included booklet full of band photos. And some of the band arrangements are new, and rather uncharacteristic of Goodman's classic style.
Title: Steve Allen
Content:  Allen was an occasional actor. He wrote and starred in his first film, the Mack Sennett comedy compilation Down Memory Lane, in 1949. His most famous film appearance was in 1956's The Benny Goodman Story, in the title role. The film, while an average biopic of its day, was heralded for its music, featuring many alumni of the Goodman band. Allen later recalled his one contribution to the film's music, used in the early scenes. The accomplished Benny Goodman no longer could produce the sound of a clarinet beginner, and that was the only sound Allen was able to produce on a clarinet. In 1960, he appeared as the character "Dr. Ellison" in the episode "Play Acting" on CBS's anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson though his The Steve Allen Show had been 

Question: Who was the director of The Benny Goodman Story?
Answer: Valentine Davies.
Valentine Loewi Davies.