The Glenn Miller Story

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Overview : A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
Budget : Na
language : en
Runtime : 116 min
Release Date : 1954-01-04
Imdb ID : tt0047030
Status : Released

Cast

James Stewart
Glenn Miller

June Allyson
Helen Burger Miller

Harry Morgan
Chummy MacGregor

Charles Drake
Don Haynes

George Tobias
Si Schribman

Barton MacLane
General Arnold

Sig Ruman
W. Kranz

Irving Bacon
Mr. Miller

James Bell
Mr. Burger

Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Miller

Katherine Warren
Mrs. Burger

Frances Langford
Frances Langford

Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong

Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack

Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa

The Modernaires

Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard

James Young
James Young

Marty Napoleon
Marty Napoleon

Arvell Shaw
Arvell Shaw

Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole

Babe Russin
Babe Russin

The Airmen of Note
The Glenn Miller Band (uncredited)

Cicely Carter
Bobbysoxer (uncredited)

William Challee
Dispatch Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Ray Conniff
Trombonist in Glenn Miller Band (uncredited)

Kevin Corcoran
Steve Miller - Age 4 (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson
Used Car Salesman (uncredited)

Ken DuMain
Club Patron (uncredited)

Bonnie Eddy
Irene Miller (uncredited)

Doris Fulton
Dancer (uncredited)

Phil Garris
Joe Becker (uncredited)

Lisa Gaye
Bobbysoxer (uncredited)

Bob Hamlin
The Mellowmen (uncredited)

Lionel Hampton
Band Member (uncredited)

Ruth Hampton
Young Singer (uncredited)

Harry Harvey
Doctor (uncredited)

Rolan Jones
Waiter (uncredited)

Paula Kelly
Singer (uncredited)

Bill Lee
The Mellowmen (uncredited)

Caryl Lincoln
Commuter (uncredited)

Dayton Lummis
Col. Spaulding, USAAF (uncredited)

Thomas Martin
Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Hans Moebus
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Leo Mostovoy
Dr. Schillinger (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Damian O'Flynn
Col. Baker (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton
Lt. Col. Bassell (uncredited)

Thurl Ravenscroft
The Mellowmen (uncredited)

Davis Roberts
Black Man (uncredited)

Marion Ross
Polly Haynes (uncredited)

Dick Ryan
Auto Garage Repairman (uncredited)

Max Smith
The Mellowmen (uncredited)

Anthony Sydes
Herbert Miller (uncredited)

Deborah Sydes
Joanne Dee Miller (uncredited)

Paul Tanner
Trombonist in Glenn Miller Band (uncredited)

Nino Tempo
Wilber Schwartz (uncredited)

Maxie Thrower
Waiter (uncredited)

Carl Vernell
Musician Technician (uncredited)

Carleton Young
Adjunct General (uncredited)

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Reviews

Geronimo1967
James Stewart is on engaging form in this biopic of acclaimed American composer and band leader Glenn Miller. A talented trombonist, when he hasn’t got it pawned, he makes his money working in bars and clubs whilst trying to set up a band with his friends. A chance audition sees him fall on his feet and together with pianist Chummy (Harry Morgan) they start to make some inroads into a market place that’s still to experience “popular” music on record. All the while, he’s rekindling a romance with “Helen” (June Allyson) and then “Moonlight Serenade” changes everyone’s life for good. So, however, does WWII and when he is called up, he suggests to General Arnold (Barton MacLane) that his skills could be put to better use if he, and many of his musical cohorts, were to establish a band that could travel to Europe and cheer the troops. It’s an history, so we know that he lost his life in the Channel in late 1944, but along the way here we have a few personable efforts from Allyson and Morgan and lots of his music. What I enjoyed more than in many a musical retrospective, is that we do actually get a decent amount of his tunes played all the way through. “Pennsylvania 6-5000”; “Little Brown Jug” and “In The Mood” are amongst the staples that remind us not just of how popular he was on vinyl (a very nice home from 3c a disc suggests sales in the millions) but just how effective nostalgia was at boosting morale for troops overseas facing the Nazis. Sure, it can be a bit sentimental - but Stewart always managed to present that with a glint in his eye, and together together with the always smiling Allyson they keep it just the right side of cheesy whilst emanating a feel-good factor that’s easy to watch.

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