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Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives (1942)

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In his last screen appearance, bandleader Glenn Miller plays--are you sitting down?--a bandleader. The film's main plot involves small-town girl Ann Rutherford, who impulsively marries George Montgomery, a trumpeter in the Miller band. Rutherford soon finds that she isn't particularly suited for life on the road, nor is she prepared for the petty jealousies and backstabbings prevalent among the other orchestra wives (Lynn Bari, Carole Landis et. al.) She eventually leaves Montgomery, an event

Nov 1, 2005

Twentieth Century Fox

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Mr. Miller and his assorted virtuosos are killers when it comes to making jive, but it takes more than wind and willingness to support a ninety-seven-minute film.

September 30, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times
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The Glenn Miller Orchestra is THE reason to catch this WWII musical.

March 8, 2008
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a bared teeth comedy about the gossiping and back biting that goes on among the wives of the band members.

June 14, 2007

A confection that is ultimately disposable but at times quite pleasantly and utterly delirious.

January 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine

Audience Reviews for Orchestra Wives

Great music and a light weight story add up to a pleasant diversion. The professional actors llike Ann Rutherford, Carole Landis and Cesar Romero all give enjoyable performances. Also a great movie for familiar faces that were just starting out like Jackie Gleason and Harry Morgan to pop in and disappear. Marion Hutton, Betty's sister, shows up as one of the band's singers and the resemblance is striking. As for Glenn Miller, as an actor he was a wonderful band leader and Tex Beneke who plays one of the husbands had a beautiful voice and a face just made for radio. None of it really matters at all though whenever the boys pick up their instruments and play it's magic.
June 3, 2010
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Am watching this presently and thinking it's a pretty good film. Has all the elements for a good drama, catty dialogue, good character actors doing their stuff quite well, and an awesome big band soundtrack. Not an unpleasant diversion!
February 3, 2011
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