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Director:
Writers:
Karl Tunberg (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
4 September 1942 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Tagline:
It's Hep! It's Hot! It's Hilarious!
Plot:
Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot... See more » | Add synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. See more »
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Etta James 1938-2012: Five of her most memorable songs
 (From digitalspy. 20 January 2012, 9:02 AM, PST)

Clip joint: immortality
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 13 January 2010, 7:10 AM, PST)

Etta James versus Beyonce: Divas duel No. 2
 (From Gold Derby. 5 February 2009, 3:12 PM, PST)

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Refreshing Swingers Movie See more (27 total) »

Cast

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George Montgomery ... Bill Abbot

Ann Rutherford ... Connie Ward / Abbot
Glenn Miller ... Gene Morrison
The Glenn Miller Orchestra ... Gene Morrison's Orchestra (as The Glenn Miller Band)
Lynn Bari ... Jaynie Stevens

Carole Landis ... Natalie Mercer

Cesar Romero ... St. John 'Sinjin' Smith
Virginia Gilmore ... Elsie
Mary Beth Hughes ... Caroline Steele
The Nicholas Brothers ... Themselves (as Nicholas Brothers)
Tamara Geva ... Mrs. Beck
Frank Orth ... Rex Willet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Iris Adrian ... Blonde in Bus Station (uncredited)
Tex Beneke ... Phil Mercer, Band Member (uncredited)
Johnny Best ... Johnny Best, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Ralph Brewster ... Himself - Modernaires Singer (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ... Assistant in Recording Booth (uncredited)
Ernie Caceres ... Ernie Caceres, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge ... Bellhop (uncredited)
Nick Cockrane ... Musician (uncredited)
Alec Craig ... Henry Fink (uncredited)

Frank D'Annolfo ... Frank D'Annolfo, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Tom Dugan ... Bus Driver (uncredited)
Bullets Durgom ... Bullets (uncredited)
Ray Eberle ... Ray Eberle, Band Vocalist (uncredited)
Dale Evans ... Hazel - Girl at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Edith Evanson ... Hilda (uncredited)

Jackie Gleason ... Ben Beck, Bass Player (uncredited)
Jane Goude ... Hostess (uncredited)
Bobby Hackett ... Bobby Hackett - Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Dick Hogan ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Kenneth Howell ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Olin Howland ... Ticket Taker at Dance (uncredited)
Marion Hutton ... Marion Hutton, Band Vocalist (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane ... Headwaiter (uncredited)
Al Klink ... Al Klink, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Kay Linaker ... Margie (uncredited)
Arthur Loft ... Recording Session Director (uncredited)
Trudy Marshall ... Irene, Girl in Soda Shop (uncredited)
Skippy Martín ... Skippy Martin, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Billy May ... Billy May, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Dale McMickle ... Dale McMickle, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Grant Mitchell ... Dr. Ward (uncredited)
The Modernaires ... The Modernaires, Singing Group (uncredited)

Harry Morgan ... Cully Anderson (uncredited)
Roseanne Murray ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
William Newell ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Lillian Porter ... Mousie, the Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Jimmy Priddy ... Jimmy Priddy, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Moe Purtill ... Buddy Steele, Drummer (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore ... Fat Man (uncredited)
Dick Rush ... Conductor (uncredited)
Willie Schwartz ... Willie Schwartz, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Paul Tanner ... Paul Tanner, Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Dick Winslow ... Musician (uncredited)
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Directed by
Archie Mayo 
 
Writing credits
Karl Tunberg (screenplay) and
Darrell Ware (screenplay)

James Prindle (original story)

Produced by
William LeBaron .... producer
William Goetz .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Leigh Harline (uncredited)
Alfred Newman (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Lucien Ballard (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Robert Bischoff 
 
Art Direction by
Richard Day 
Joseph C. Wright 
 
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little 
 
Costume Design by
Earl Luick 
 
Makeup Department
Guy Pearce .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
William Koenig .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Carr .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr. .... sound (as Roger Heman)
Fred Lau .... sound
 
Music Department
Alfred Newman .... musical director
Maurice De Packh .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Nick Castle .... dances stager: Nicholas Brothers
Harry Brand .... publicity director (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
98 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
This is the film debut of the song "At Last", famously covered nearly 20 years later by Etta James.See more »
Quotes:
Bill Abbott:Now listen cutie-pie. I'm a big, bad trumpet player, and never in my life have I seen anything so gorgeous coming off a dance floor. I've seen thousands. I've kissed some of them, but not like I'm going to kiss you.See more »
Movie Connections:
Edited from Sun Valley Serenade (1941)See more »
Soundtrack:
Bugle Call RagSee more »

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10 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
Refreshing Swingers Movie, 31 December 1998
Author: byron f. ware (byronshoelaces@yahoo.com) from Atlanta, Georgia

Orchestra Wives is a refreshing swingers movie. Glenn Miller is excellent and Ann Rutherford is beautiful. The music is very well done by the great one (Glenn Miller). We should embrace this type of movie for its gentle music and great acting. Movies like Orchestra Wives are coming Back.

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