The Gene Krupa Story
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| The Gene Krupa Story | |
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| Directed by | Don Weis |
| Produced by | Philip A. Waxman |
| Written by | Orin Jannings |
| Starring | Sal Mineo Susan Kohner James Darren Susan Oliver |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1959 |
| Running time | 1 hr 41 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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The Gene Krupa Story is a 1959 biopic of American drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa. The conflict in the film centers around Krupa's rise to success and his corresponding use of marijuana.
[edit] Trivia
- In the United Kingdom, the title of the film was Drum Crazy.
- Krupa himself played the drums on the soundtrack for the film, and for the sequences in which Mineo, as Krupa, plays the drums. [1]
[edit] Memorable Quotes
- "Reefers huh? So that's what they look like."
- "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a town I'd better get out of."
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