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The Glenn Miller Story (1953)

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Overview

Director:
Anthony Mann
Writers:
Valentine Davies (writer) and
Oscar Brodney (writer)
Release Date:
8 January 1954 (Japan) more
Tagline:
See it and Hear it as Never Before [1980 re-release] more
Plot:
The biography of the Bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Actress June Allyson Dies at 88 (From WENN. 11 July 2006)
Actress June Allyson Dies at 88 (From WENN. 10 July 2006)
User Comments:
Really, truly, one of the best! more
US TV Schedule:
Wed. July 308:00 PMTCM   

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Stewart ... Glenn Miller

June Allyson ... Helen Berger Miller
Harry Morgan ... Chummy MacGregor (as Henry Morgan)
Charles Drake ... Don Haynes
George Tobias ... Si Schribman
Barton MacLane ... Gen. Hap Arnold, USAAF
Sig Ruman ... W. Kranz (pawnshop owner)
Irving Bacon ... Mr. Miller
James Bell ... Mr. Burger
Kathleen Lockhart ... Mrs. Miller
Katherine Warren ... Mrs. Burger (as Katharine Warren)
Frances Langford ... Herself

Louis Armstrong ... Himself
Ben Pollack ... Himself
Gene Krupa ... Himself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
3 Channel Stereo (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #16668) | Iceland:L | West Germany:6 (f) | Australia:G (alternate rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG
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Trivia:
The last three strip Technicolor film released by an American studio in a dye imbibition print. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The British flags (Union Flag) shown in two of the UK scenes are missing the diagonal red cross of Ireland which was added in 1801. more
Quotes:
Glenn Miller: Alright, alright, let's have the five saxes right in there...
Si Schribman: *Five* saxes?
Glenn Miller: And the trombones, right on the left here, over there, right in there, and the four trumpets right behind them...
Si Schribman: Four Trombones and Four Trumpets! When they get playing, what's gonna hold the roof on?
Sy's Assistant: He's trying five saxes with a trumpet lead.
Si Schribman: Maybe it's good and maybe it ain't, but it's radical!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001) more
Soundtrack:
National Emblem March more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Really, truly, one of the best!, 2 January 1999
Author: mommish from Baltimore, MD

"The Glenn Miller Story" appears on cable-TV from time to time. It is an historically accurate piece about a beloved man whose music defined an era.

Miller is portrayed as a gracious and kind man -- an officer and a gentleman. We see Jimmy Stewart's affectionate portrayal of this simple man who spent his short musical career searching for a particular sound. The results got the whole world dancing to his new beat: Swing! The music in this movie will surely get you on your feet!

The driving force in Glenn Miller's life was his love for his wife, Helen, amicably played by June Allyson.

A "must-see", movie classic. Be sure to bring a hanky!

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