[Dixielandjazz] Big Band Movies (was Side Street Strutters)

[Hal Vickery]

As I recall, and it has been years since I've seen the Gene Krupa Story, there is a scene in which Krupa/Mineo is at a party and a character says something like, "You know Bix Beiderbecke" who is one of the guests.  Chronologically Bix was long dead by this time, but hey!  It's Hollywood.

The movie came out about the time my recently deceased brother was in college, St. Joseph's College in Rennselaer, IN, which is the college Krupa was kicked out of.  I remember him telling us that there were howls when the Hollywood version of the campus was shown.  

The drumming was actually done by Krupa.  Dave Tough had been deceased over ten years by the time this movie was made.  Tough was played in the movie by Shelly Manne.  Maybe that's what you're thinking of.

Hal Vickery
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  From: Don Robertson<mailto:jdrobertson at att.net> 
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  I recorded all three, Glenn Miller Story, Benny Goodman Story and Gene 
  Krupa Story along with High Society with Bing, Frank, and Louis.  Loved 
  HS even if it was the 4th time through for me.  Benny Goodman Story was 
  better than I remembered it being.  Chose it over GM Story as it had a 
  happier ending.  At one point this elderly black gentleman shows up and 
  introduces himself as Fletcher Henderson.   I thought wow was he still 
  around in '55?  Turns out the part was played by Sammy Davis SENIOR.  
  Couldn't really get into the Gene Krupa Story.  Maybe I was put off by 
  the Black & White format.  I still have it on my DVR, maybe I'll try 
  again.  I think it was all the Krupa style drumming (by Dave Tough?) 
  which was a bit much.

  Don Robertson

  Napa, CA

  David Richoux wrote:
  >
  > BTW, the other night on cable TV some channel showed the Benny Goodman 
  > Story and the Gene Krupa Story back to back - I think the BG flick was 
  > slightly better, but the GK was not bad. Sal Mineo vs. Steve Allen!
  >
  > Dave Richoux
  > On Aug 7, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Stan Brager wrote:
  >
  >
  >



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