Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Stewart | ... | Glenn Miller | |
| June Allyson | ... | Helen Burger | |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Chummy (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Charles Drake | ... | Don Haynes | |
| George Tobias | ... | Si Schribman | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | General Arnold | |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Kranz | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Mr. Miller | |
| James Bell | ... | Mr. Burger | |
| Kathleen Lockhart | ... | Mrs. Miller | |
| Katherine Warren | ... | Mrs. Burger (as Katharine Warren) | |
| Frances Langford | ... | Frances Langford | |
| Louis Armstrong | ... | Louis Armstrong | |
| Ben Pollack | ... | Ben Pollack | |
| Gene Krupa | ... | Gene Krupa | |
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The unemployed trombone player Glenn Miller is always broken, chasing his sound to form his band and hocking his instrument in the pawn house to survive. When his friend Chummy MacGregor is hired to play in the band of Ben Pollack, the band-leader listens to one Glenn's composition and invites him to join his band. While traveling to New York, Glenn visits his former girlfriend Helen Berger, in Boulder, Colorado, and asks her to wait for him. Two years later he quits the band and proposes Helen that moves to New York to marry him. After the success of "Moonlight Serenade", Glenn Miller's band becomes worldwide known and Glenn and Helen and their two children have a very comfortable life. Duting the World War II, Glenn enlists in the army and travels to Europe to increase the moral of the allied troops. In the Christmas of 1944, he travels from London to Paris for a concert to be broadcast; however his plane is never found in the tragic flight. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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It was a time that changed the world. And one man put it to music. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 January 1954 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Música y lágrimas See more »Filming Locations:
Colonial Mansion, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Music by Elmer Albrecht
Played when Glenn and Helen are pulling up to the Glen Island Casino
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One of the three films June Allyson considered her personal favorites of her films. See more »Goofs
A V1 bomb is seen falling on London several scenes before the announcement of D-Day. In fact, the first V1s fell on London a week after D-Day. See more »Alternate Versions
Most current prints in circulation are the slightly shortened 113-minute 1959 re-release version. See more »Soundtracks
Elmer's Tune(uncredited)
Music by Elmer Albrecht
Played when Glenn and Helen are pulling up to the Glen Island Casino
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Glenn Miller's rise to fame and the tragedy that took him from us at the height of his career makes for a wonderfully entertaining film.
This film is rich because of the wonderful performances of James Stewart as the band leader and June Allyson, the latter was just made for the picture. She captures the depth of a devoted wife and we all can just cry with her when her happiness was ended so suddenly.
Naturally, the supporting cast of musicians and scenes with Frances Langford, Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa are just wonderful.
We view Miller from humble beginnings to stardom, the old-fashioned Hollywood Way-he earned it by hard work and perseverance as he went through life looking for that sound.
My main flaw with this film. Just like Miller's life, it ended too suddenly. It could have gone on and on while we all danced the night away in tribute to this find musician.
Ever Harry Morgan's tear in the end tells you what this was all about.