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The Gene Krupa Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by Don Weis released in USA on 1 december 1959 with Sal Mineo
The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
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Add to a movie listThe Gene Krupa Story (also known as Drum Crazy) is a 1959 biopic of American drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa. The conflict in the film centers on Krupa's rise to success and his corresponding use of marijuana.
Actors
Sal Mineo
(Gene Krupa)
Susan Kohner
(Ethel Maguire)
James Darren
(Eddie Sirota)
Susan Oliver
(Dorissa Dinell)
Yvonne Craig
(Gloria Corregio)
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