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Donna Reed and Steve Allen in The Benny Goodman Story (1956)

Robert F. Simon: Papa Dave Goodman

The Benny Goodman Story

Robert F. Simon credited as playing...

Papa Dave Goodman

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  • Papa Dave Goodman: You keep away from them gang boys. Read good books. Listen to good music. Without a good education, you'll never get nowheres. Look at me. What am I? A cutter in a pants factory. Why? Because I got no education.
  • Mama Goodman: No milk?
  • Papa Dave Goodman: No milk.
  • Mama Goodman: And what about the children? They should have milk.
  • Papa Dave Goodman: And I should be John D. Rockefeller. Milk is 19 cents a quart
  • Papa Dave Goodman: What about high school, Benny? You still got two years yet.
  • Benny Goodman (at 16): You don't learn about music in high school, Pop. And that's what I want to do play music.
  • Papa Dave Goodman: What kind of music you going to play, Benny? Mozart, maybe? Bach?
  • Benny Goodman (at 16): No, Pop. Dance music. But not the same old stock arrangements. A freestyle, so you can improvise. So you can express yourself.
  • Mama Goodman: I want him to meet nice girls. Go out with them. Like Harry and Freddie, dance with them. But no, all he does is tootle all the time.
  • Papa Dave Goodman: From dancing with girls you don't get paid.

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