If you're a fan of the big band sound (which I'm not) you will probably like this pic much better than I did.
The Glenn Miller Story (1953)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:7
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: James Stewart gives a warm performance as the legendary band leader who met an untimely end in a World War II airplane crash. Though much of Miller's story has been sentimentalized here, the great... James Stewart gives a warm performance as the legendary band leader who met an untimely end in a World War II airplane crash. Though much of Miller's story has been sentimentalized here, the great Big Band music is really what it's all about. Includes performances of "Little Brown Jug," "Moonlight Serenade," "Pennsylvania 6-5000," "In the Mood," and many more. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Story and Screenplay; Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. [More]
Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake
Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake, Frances Langford, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa
Director: Anthony Mann
Director: Anthony Mann
Producer: Aaron Rosenberg
Screenwriter: Valentine Davies, Oscar Brodney
Composer: Joseph Gershenson
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Reviews for The Glenn Miller Story
Unfortunately, while Jimmy Stewart provides yet another winning performance as the seminal big band leader, the film is an unsatisfying hybrid.
Featuring a towering performance from Jimmy Stewart as America's most popular band leader, Anthony Mann's intelligent if occasionally soft and sentimental film is one of the most touching and enjoyable biopics to have come out of Hollywood.
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