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Orchestra Wives

  • 19421942
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 38m
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6.8/10
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Glenn Miller, Cesar Romero, Lynn Bari, Carole Landis, George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford, and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in Orchestra Wives (1942)
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Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she joins the bands tour and learns about l... Read allConnie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she joins the bands tour and learns about life as an orchestra wife, weathering the catty attacks of the other band wives.Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she joins the bands tour and learns about life as an orchestra wife, weathering the catty attacks of the other band wives.
IMDb RATING
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1.1K
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    • Archie Mayo
    • Karl Tunberg(screenplay)
    • Darrell Ware(screenplay)
    • James Prindle(original story)
  • Stars
    • George Montgomery
    • Ann Rutherford
    • Glenn Miller
    • Archie Mayo
    • Karl Tunberg(screenplay)
    • Darrell Ware(screenplay)
    • James Prindle(original story)
  • Stars
    • George Montgomery
    • Ann Rutherford
    • Glenn Miller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 39User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford in Orchestra Wives (1942)
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    George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford in Orchestra Wives (1942)
    Glenn Miller, Virginia Gilmore, Carole Landis, and Frank Orth in Orchestra Wives (1942)
    Harry Morgan and Ann Rutherford in Orchestra Wives (1942)
    George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford in Orchestra Wives (1942)
    Glenn Miller, Carole Landis, George Montgomery, and Ann Rutherford in Orchestra Wives (1942)
    Glenn Miller, Cesar Romero, George Montgomery, and Frank Orth in Orchestra Wives (1942)
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    Glenn Miller, Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, The Modernaires, and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in Orchestra Wives (1942)

    Top cast

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    George Montgomery
    George Montgomery
    • Bill Abbot
    Ann Rutherford
    Ann Rutherford
    • Connie Ward
    Glenn Miller
    Glenn Miller
    • Gene Morrison
    Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
    Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
    • Gene Morrison Orchestra
    • (as The Glenn Miller Band)
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Jaynie Stevens
    Carole Landis
    Carole Landis
    • Natalie Mercer
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • St. John 'Sinjin' Smith
    Virginia Gilmore
    Virginia Gilmore
    • Elsie
    Mary Beth Hughes
    Mary Beth Hughes
    • Caroline Steele
    The Nicholas Brothers
    The Nicholas Brothers
    • Nicholas Brothers
    • (as Nicholas Brothers)
    Tamara Geva
    Tamara Geva
    • Mrs. Beck
    Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    • Rex Willet
    Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
    • Dr. Ward
    Harry Morgan
    Harry Morgan
    • Cully Anderson
    • (as Henry Morgan)
    Jackie Gleason
    Jackie Gleason
    • Ben Beck
    Edith Evanson
    Edith Evanson
    • Hilda
    Alec Craig
    Alec Craig
    • Henry Fink
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • Wisecracking Blonde in Bus Station
    • (uncredited)
      • Archie Mayo
      • Karl Tunberg(screenplay)
      • Darrell Ware(screenplay)
      • James Prindle(original story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      George Montgomery's trumpet playing was performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra band member Johnny Best.
    • 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.

      Connie Ward: Now, please...

      [long kiss]

      Bill Abbott: Do you carry a battery?

      Connie Ward: What?

      Bill Abbott: Something made my heels tingle.

    • Connections
      Edited from Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
    • Soundtracks
      Moonlight Serenade
      (uncredited)

      Music by Glenn Miller

      Played over opening credits

    User reviews39

    Review
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    Featured review
    6/10
    Vintage Glenn Miller and the Nicholas Bros. make this film worthwhile...
    You gotta hand it to GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Their leader may lack acting charisma but he's got a band that plays great tunes with that unmistakable Miller sound and some good band singers to do the tunes justice. And the producers of this movie were wise to use The Nicholas Bros., an acrobatic dance trio that do outstanding routines to "I've Got A Gal in Kalamazoo".

    But the plot, well that's another story. It's one of those catty backstage plots about a group of orchestra wives and the jealousy that erupts when an innocent young girl (ANN RUTHERFORD) joins the group only to discover that her husband's ex-flame is still carrying the torch for him, and will stop at nothing to win him back. What happens among the group is pretty hard to swallow, but it's just a device to make way for hearing Miller and his band in their glory days.

    As in SUN VALLEY SERENADE, it's the musical numbers that knock the film out of pedestrian and into the winner's circle with numbers like "Serenade in Blue", "At Last", "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo", and "People Like You and Me". It's also a pleasure to rediscover singers like Marion Hutton, Tex Benecke, Ray Eberle and The Modernaires.

    Pretty ANN RUTHERFORD and handsome GEORGE MONTGOMERY do nicely in the romantic leads and it's s fun way to spend time listening to Miller and his boys. CAROLE LANDIS, MARY BETH HUGHES and LYNN BARI sharpen their claws on some sassy dialog. It's fun!
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    • Release date
      • September 4, 1942 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
      • Black and White

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