Orchestra Wives
Musical romance concerning girl falling in love and marrying an ace trumpeter. Story serves only as background for playing of Glenn Miller and his orchestra. Screenplay by Karl Tunberg.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Gene Morrison, orchestra leader Glenn Miller
- Bill Abbott George Montgomery
- Connie Ward Abbott Ann Rutherford
- Jaynie Stevens Lynn Bari
- St John 'Sinjin' Smith Cesar Romero
- Natalie Mercer Carole Landis
- Elsie Virginia Gilmore
- Caroline Steele Mary Beth Hughes
- Mrs. Beck Tamara Geva
- Buddy Steele Moe Purtill
- Phil Mercer Tex Beneke
- Beck Jackie Gleason
- Ray Ray Eberle
- Marion Marion Hutton
- Rex Willett Frank Orth
- speciality dancers The Nicholas Brothers
- Dr. Ward Grant Mitchell
- Cully Anderson Harry Morgan
- Hilda Edith Evanson
- Henry Fink Alec Craig
- Margie Kay Linaker
- concert ticket-taker Olin Howland
- recording studio official Arthur Loft
- desk clerk William Newell
- bus driver Tom Dugan
- blonde at bus stop Iris Adrian
- Bullets Bullets Durgom
- Irene Trudy Marshall
- Hazel Dale Evans
- conductor Dick Rush
- Mousie Lillian Porter
- headwaiter Robert Emmett Keane
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Archie L. Mayo
- [Assistant Director] Bernard Carr
Production
- Production Company Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Produced by William Lebaron
- [Production Manager] William Koenig
Writing
- Screen Play by Karl Tunberg
- Screen Play by Darrell Ware
- Original Story by James Donald Prindle
Photography
- Director of Photography Lucien Ballard
Editing
- Film Editor Robert Bischoff
Design
- Art Director Richard Day
- Art Director Joseph C. Wright
- Set Decorations Thomas Little
Costumes
- Costumes Earl Luick
Music
- Lyrics and Music Mack Gordon
- Lyrics and Music Harry Warren
- Musical Direction Alfred Newman
Choreography
- Nicholas Brothers' Dances Staged by Nick Castle
Sound
- Recorded on Western Electric
- Sound Fred Lau
- Sound Roger Heman