The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

Their Love Made Such Wonderful Music!

1954•1h 56m•6.9/10

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6.9/10(157)

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Glenn Miller

June Allyson

June Allyson

Helen Burger Miller

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Chummy MacGregor

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

Don Haynes

George Tobias

George Tobias

Si Schribman

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

General Arnold

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

W. Kranz

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Mr. Miller

James Bell

James Bell

Mr. Burger

Kathleen Lockhart

Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Miller

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Burger

Frances Langford

Frances Langford

Frances Langford

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Ben Pollack

Ben Pollack

Gene Krupa

Gene Krupa

Gene Krupa

The Modernaires

Barney Bigard

Barney Bigard

James Young

James Young

Marty Napoleon

Marty Napoleon

Arvell Shaw

Arvell Shaw

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