Orchestra Wives (1942)
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In his last screen appearance, bandleader Glenn Miller plays--are you sitting down?--a bandleader. The film's main plot involves small-town girl Ann Rutherford, who impulsively marries George Montgomery, a trumpeter in the Miller band. Rutherford soon finds that she isn't particularly suited for life on the road, nor is she prepared for the petty jealousies and backstabbings prevalent among the other orchestra wives (Lynn Bari, Carole Landis et. al.) She eventually leaves Montgomery, an event which coincides with the breakup of the band. But both the band and the marriage are salvaged through the benign conspiratorial schemes of Glenn Miller and a repentant Rutherford. Those who aren't interested in the various plots and subplots in Orchestra Wives will be captivated by the endless supply of blue-ribbon tunes, including I Got a Gal in Kalamazoo, At Last, and Serenade in Blue. Guest stars include Tex Beneke, The Modernaires and the Nicholas Brothers. Watch for an uncredited Jackie Gleason as a bass player and Dale Evans as Ann Rutherford's friend in the soda-fountain scene. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast:
- George Montgomery - Bill Abbott
- Glenn Miller - Gene Morrison
- Lynn Bari - Jaynie
- Mary Beth Hughes - Caroline
- Frank Orth - Rex Willet
- Jackie Gleason - Beck
- Alec Craig - Henry Fink
- Dale Evans - Girl at soda fountain
- The Nicholas Brothers - Specialty
- Henry Morgan - Cully Anderson
- Ann Rutherford - Connie Ward
- Cesar Romero - Sinjin
- Carole Landis - Natalie
- Tamara Geva - Mrs. Beck
- Grant Mitchell - Dr. Ward
- Edith Evanson - Hilda
- Fayard Nicholas - Himself
- Virginia Gilmore - Elsie
- The Modernaires - Themselves
- Harold Nicholas - Himself
- Director(s):
- Archie Mayo
- Writer(s):
- Karl Tunberg, Darrell Ware
- Producer(s):
- William Le Baron
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