Im so glad i put this video up. I must say this movie and guy changed my life and perspective of jazz for life. Other people my age think its boring.....I find it intriguing.😊 rest in peace gene!!!

Great movie about the legendary Gene Krupa! Sal Mineo was an extraordinary actor, two times Oscar nominee. He was so into Krupas character, studied the body language as well as the drum rudiments - awesome! Also loved his work with James Dean and Natalie Wood in "Rebel without a cause". His early death in the 70s was really tragic!

I'm ashamed to say as a drummer now that I'm 76 I had never seen this great movie based on the life of legendary drummer Gene Krupa.Sal Mineo did a great job playing his life Evangelist and former Leslie West Vagrants Drummer Roger Mansour

Gene Krupa was a friend of mine, a great artist and a great teacher. I only wish that they would have put more effort into his musical history rather than his mistakes as a human being. Because that impacted his wife for the last 30 years. He was a musician and in my mind there was no one that could compare to his Talent. Sincerely, JW Miller 🥁

Bravo Sal Mineo--an underrated actor who was damn good.

Sal should have gotten an Oscar for this. Great movie!...

A great movie. An even greater drummer.

I love this movie. Sal was such a brilliant actor. The world loss a wonderful star

What an awesome movie, one of kind, he and buddy Rich were just amazing. Sol Mineo was great , good looking and perfect for the part. Thank you Sol Mineo and all the Big Band Greats.

His life spiraling out of control is so true of those in the performance business. Great film

I love how Gene Krupa finally had quality time with his girlfriend instead of the band. That's how you treat a woman in love with you.

Sal was fabulous . What can I say . Thankx

Wow what an artist loved the movie awesome🤟🏼👏🇨🇦

2020...the legend lives on. Our children and grandchildren, along with generations to come, need to see this. Anyone who hasn't is not enjoying life to its full potential.

What an awesome movie.O)ne legend portraying another and I've always loved good music like this.

What a good movie! I loved it!! And Sal Mineo is perfect as always!

i have Gene Krupa autographed photo from the 400 Club.. my dad got it when he was a young man in NYC.

Let's not forget what else this movie showcased. A walk away from addiction and recovery of ones self. Never had to fight addiction but I salute those who have and won. Anyone who tells you people can't get side tracked by weed are full of bull. Saw friends go that way and I ran as fast as I could in the other direction. And yes, I indulged myself.

Sal was wonderful in this movie. My goodness,what a star!! And the solos... and the way stood up to people in the movie😍😍😍

Wow Sal Mineo really brings out Gene Krupa on those drums!

I remember watching this movie when I was a little girl 👧, another movie I remember watching is the five pennies. The story about Red Nichols who was also in the Gene Krupa movie. Two great movies.

Thankyou very much for uploading this movie I loved it An incredible story about an incredible talent Brilliant actors Leading lady so beautiful

This is one of my favorite movies, so I cannot thank you enough for putting it here for us to see. But still ... _thank you!_

Gene Krupa........The first rock superstar!

“Krupa himself played the drums on the soundtrack for the film, and for the sequences in which Mineo, as Gene, plays the drums.” - Wikipedia No one but Krupa is Krupa. 🙂

ONE OF MY FAVE MOVIES! THANK YOU! 🤗🎼🎵🥁❤

Sal Mineo is so handsome. Gosh Italian men are very good looking 💓💓💓💓

Thanks for the upload. I just gave away my 78 collection of Krupa's records to a library. I came across this film serendipitously. Sal Mineo's performance was very impressive. He just just 20 when he made this film.

I saw this movie when it first came out. I was 19 and a beginning drummer. A few years earlier I saw Krupa at a Saturday afternoon matinee in Detroit. I sat close to the stage. He was about 15 feet away playing like a wild man, chomping his gum. His drum set had blue and green sparkely glitter on the sides. A Coke cost $.25 which was a $.20 increase from usual. I was amassed! At the time I didn't think much of Sal Mineo's performance of my hero but he's OK now - I guess.

This is the video that inspired John Bonham and Neil Peart Stewart Copeland and a slew of others including Buddy Rich who said of him "the inspiration for every big-name drummer in the business". He inspired me to learn jazz and swing music!

Sal Mineo is so handsome 💓💓💓

The drummer does make all the difference in a band. I'm a bass player and rely on my drummer brothers (and sisters) to be in the pocket all night. A bad drummer ruins the whole vibe. But when a band has that pocket it's almost orgasmic. Krupa had it in spades. Great old flick.

Thank you for this movie. It was so sweet & moving. When I was as young as 3 & 4 years old he played his records, & he played until his 70s. I adored my father, and he gave me the same appreciation for music.

Talking about passion, drive, and self-confidence Gene certainly had it.

I just loved the film and of course the music. Thanks for it!

An epic performance by Sal...he played the shit outta those drums, saw this when I was a kid, dug it, now am 70 and still dug it, great music and musicians, and Gene Krupa was the man on the skins.....

You're not going to find an actor who can also play drums that well. I was watching him real close. He wasn't faking it. I think Krupa was still alive when this was made. That's pretty unusual. Most of these kinds of movies are made after someone is long gone. Thanks for the upload.

GO GENE GO! Love this biopic!

James Darren and Sal Mineo... Love it!

An absolutely marvelous video about Gene Krupa's talent on drums. He was the very best years ago. This video brings back how very popular Krupa was and Sal Mineo was impressive in his role as Krupa.

I am an "Opera Buff"--- but still have always loved this music too! And at almost 78, I can now confess....as a teenager, I was madly in love with Sal Mineo.🖤 Was kinda wasting my time but wtf! RIP Gene AND Sal!🥁....thanks for quality upload!

TOP NOTCH AND FIRST CLASS IN EVERY WAY.

Awesome ... haven't seen this movie in years . Just finished it again. Thanks for putting it up!!!

I loved this film, the Life-Story and Acting (etc) were superb; I’d never heard of this great-musician - but he’s now in My Heart. Thank-You So Much for posting this!

My word! Sal Mino! How wonderful, wonder who else I'll see?

Great movie I love it, drums are passion!

What a great story of choice. Life was not so simple back then, boy I had no idea how great he really was but I knew he was great. And Sal playing him did a Fantastic job..glad I was researching today and came across this great movie..🌈

Damn.... I can't believe that I have never before seen this Absolutely EXCELLENT Film!!! Sal Mineo delivers a remarkably energetic performance portraying The Remarkably Energetic Gene Krupa!!! A well-scripted documentation of Gene's life, in all of its dramatic grace, powerfulness, and historical accuracy. GOOOOD Upload cypherTV = THX :-)

Mineo is incredible here. You can lipsync and portray a professional songbird, but it takes real talent to imitate a style as unique as Krupa's. Great music throughout, especially with Krupa himself recreating the works himself, and so good to hear Anita O'Day, Red Nichols, etc. if only for short bits. James Darren had a pretty good singing career, although I think now he's been overshadowed by so many other bigger names of his generation. But he's also had a decent tv career - I remember him especially from THE TIME TUNNEL.

I LIKED THE MOVIE SO MUCH I BOUGHT THE DVD . SAL MINEOS PERFORMANCE WAS OUTSTANDING AND SHOULD HAVE COPPED HIM AN OSCAR !!!!!!

I have watched this movie hundreds of times since I met Gene Krupa in April of 1962 because of my handicap, my boss figured that if I could play drums it wouldn't touch other people to purchase drums after the drum battle with Jurupa I had the Good Fortune of doing that a couple times a year when Gene would rotate through town on tour between 1962 through 1966 it was really a great opportunity and a great education jwm.❤

My, how the values of the American public have changed. Krupa was unjustly stigmatized, true, but there are many celebrities today who are admired precisely for being addicts!

Sal Mineo , an underrated actor of innocence “A Rebel without a Cause” to portraying the greatest Jazz drummer of all time! Sal absolutely captures Genes mannerisms and style of performing and also embodies both Gene and himself . A truely fine film, along with Bobby Darin. He was solid in this film. Sadly due to Sal’s sexual preference he was murdered in an alleyway by gay haters ! A tragic loss for such a beautiful, talented man 🙏

This is great! I haven't seen this since the late 60's and loved it. It's a hard one to find also. Can't wait to watch the whole thing. Thanks for posting!

Hello Cipher tv ------ amazing movie. Thank you kindly.

gene krupa the first wild man of drums wat a life..!

Bless you for posting!

One of my all time favourite movies. THANK YOU FOR THE UPLOAD. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY... THANK YOU GENE KRUPA...

Great movie. Whoever played the lead role was brilliant. Sal Mineo? Excellent entertainment - superb music and script. Thanks for uploading.

Eh, Not bad for a New York City kid playin' a Chi Town kid! Here's to Gene n Sal, Cheers! 😎

Thinking of all the instruments I have and used to play well, Guitars (about 30 of them) Keyboards (Hammond B3 with a Leslie Cabinet, Trumpet, Flutes, Mandolins, Steel Dobro, and three sets of Drums. The reason I'm telling you this? I now can only play Drums as I have MS with exception of my left foot and leg, they do not have strength to lift and therefore not well on the Hi-Hat, So I close or have them loose. Krupa was an inspiration to the likes of many great drummers.....What a Great UpLoad.....

There is a clip on KZfaq: "Jammin with Gene Krupa" It shows he and Sal Mineo meeting, and an initial rehearsal for the movie. It was important that Mineo's work be closely choreographed to make it realistic, as the drumming was performed by Krupa both for the soundtrack album and the movie itself.

He should have won academy award here damn he’s a good actor.

SAL WAS FANTASTIC!!!

Sal Mineo was a great actor ❤ & a hot 🔥 Italian man ❤❤❤

My mother was born in 1904 in south Chicago. Illinois She went to immaculate conception grammar school with gene krupa She said he continuously was drumming on his desk with a pencil and was hollered at by the nuns all the time

Sal did a wonderful job showcasing his drum acting ability -- especially since Gene Krupa actually played the drums for the movie. Even during the rock era, I always thought Gene Krupa was the best and most creative drummer who put on a show.

James Darren sings very well BUT, at the start of the movie, 1927, nobody was singing like that!

Anita O'Day doing "memories of you" awesome.

Thank you for this upload. Never saw this movie before, but it's great. Sal Mineo did a brilliant performance, which also makes me wonder if he did some of the actual drumming. Great period piece highlighting the big band swing era.

Mineo is just superb--TY

Really good movie! The end was touching as well.

what a brilliant movie wow columbia made this a real gem cheers

THANK YOU FOR POSTING Great movie Sad that even now no one has been found who killed Sal.

Krupa,best of the best

thank you for posting this movie. thumbs up

so it seems Sal Mineo was quite the drummer himself

I didn't know Sal Mineo playd drums like a champ

Boogie Boogie Booooogie! He opened my ears alooong time ago.

When musicians actually played there instruments live!!! What happened??? Why does everything suck now???

I saw a class picture with gene krupa and my mother a d he sat around the middle but sitting sideways looking sort of to his left His dark hair really stood out and my mother said he was awfully good looking

This is a great movie! Thanks.

This is my fav movie thank you for having it up!!

Go Gene Go forever. Saw him on an old Playboy After Dark episode. Hefner and the young hipsters quickly became fans.

I must say Bravo 👏🏼 he really lit 🔥 up the movie 🎥 for me ❤️

This is the movie that got me started in Drummers outside of Rock. What a fantastic journey it has been. I have the movie on VHS but I need to transfer to DVD. Thanks! Krupa has always been my fav with Max Roach and Blakely as well as Rich. There are so many though...Chick Webb, thank you also :-)

"snow again junior, I didn't quite get your drift"....gonna have to remember that one :)

Gene Krupa must have been a nice guy, who had a lot of friends. One of them was my Dad.

Thank you for posting this wonderful film. It's greatly appreciated. Larry, Encinitas, California

Sal was really good!

Krupa was with Goodman for about 4-5 years before starting own band and yet is barely mentioned.

Wow... I Love, The Movie... awesome cast...

Neil Peart's largest influence to play drums was this movie. (source - Anatomy of Drum Solo)

Great music, very impressive acting. Too bad they made the 20's/30's look like the 50's.

Ave maria when I hear it I think a sinka pated beat yeah man yeah Somebody once said if you go to sleep thinking of a beat and you wake and you still thinking of a beat YOU ARE DRUMMER will Mr Kruppa Thank You Thank you for guidence and your help your eminent fan Shorty Carter

Thanks for this!!!!

Amazing!!!!!!Gene Krupa!!!! Sal Mineo!!!!!

All we need now, is the Buddy Rich Story and we’ve covered the two greats . Both Slingerland endorses..🥁

Just a terrific movie. Loved Susan Kohner in it as well. Susan Oliver was a perfect wicked woman. Total fiction, but that's what it was all about then -- and now. Sal Mineo rocks!

i saw a part of this movie when i was a child very good movie thank you for the posting🙂