The Gene Krupa Story
1959 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 803 VOTES · DIR. Don Weis
Overview
The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- they want him to be a priest. When Gene's father dies he promises to enter the priesthood. He soon realizes that he doesn't belong there and leaves to join his friend, Eddie's band. Ethel, Eddie's girlfriend, convinces Gene to go to New York and make it big. The 3 of them head to New York. Here Ethel and Gene soon fall in love and Gene makes a name for himself. Gene starts to live in the fast lane, with drugs, alcohol, women and parties. Ethel, unhappy with Gene's lifestyle, leaves him. Gene soon "hits rock bottom" where he has to face reality and choose where to take his life.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,698 lines
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00:00:04 [¶]
00:05:01 Oh, hi.
00:08:43 It's like... It's like drums must have been
00:12:48 No, I can't.
00:15:46 Hey, Eddie, hey, what's that?
00:19:57 Ma, where are you going?
00:24:32 Hey, Gene?
00:27:06 Hey, Eth.
00:31:23 Man, somebody wake me up.
00:36:33 How about dinner at the club?
00:39:59 What are we giving away here?
00:44:08 And, oh, listen, Eth. Happy birth--
00:50:17 You do understand, don't you?
00:54:59 That she's not going to stand still for all that goop?
00:58:36 No, Gene.
01:02:49 ¶ Memories of you ¶
01:10:24 You're in no shape to handle that buggy.
01:14:11 because that's exactly what it is.
01:18:36 Well, for a man who just took a bum rap
01:21:31 and good riddance.
01:27:27 Neither do you.
01:30:06 And you went
01:33:09 Well, they... they don't come any better.
01:41:00 What's the matter? Didn't you think I'd ever learn?