72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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The Glenn Miller Story

Anthony Mann
USA
Synopsis
Glenn Miller is a bright young man with a love for the trombone and a desire to create music. He encounters Helen Burger at the University of Colorado and they fall in love. On his wedding night Helen finds him at a hot jazz session in Harlem with Krupa, Satchmo and several more. Soon he forms his own group and becomes famous. The war breaks out and he joins the Army, spending most of his time entertaining the troops. His life is cut short when his plane mysteriously disappears over the English Channel in December 1944.
Director
Anthony Mann
Screenplay
Valentine Davies, Oscar Brodney
Photography
William Daniels
Edition
Russell Schoengarth
Music
Joseph Gershenson (zuzendari musikala/musical director/director musical)
Cast
James Stewart (Glenn Miller), June Allyson (Helen Miller), Henry Morgan (Chummy MacGregor), Charles Drake (Don Haynes), George Tobias (Si Schribman)
Running Time
115 m.
Country
USA
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