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Orchestra Wives

19426.0 / 1098 min
Drama, Music, Romance

Overview

It's Hep! It's Hot! It's Hilarious!

Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she joins the band's tour and learns about life as an orchestra wife, weathering the catty attacks of the other band wives.

Cast

George Montgomery

George Montgomery

Bill Abbot

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Connie Ward Abbot

Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller

Gene Morrison

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Jaynie Stevens

Carole Landis

Carole Landis

Natalie Mercer

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

St. John "Sinjin" Smith

Virginia Gilmore

Virginia Gilmore

Elsie

Mary Beth Hughes

Mary Beth Hughes

Caroline Steele

Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas

Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

Tamara Geva

Tamara Geva

Mrs. Betsy Beck

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Rex Willet

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Dr. Ward

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Cully Anderson

Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

Ben Beck

Marion Hutton

Marion Hutton

Band Singer (uncredited)

Iris Adrian

Iris Adrian

Sassy Woman Exiting Bus

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Henry Fink

Tex Beneke

Tex Beneke

Phil Mercer (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Dale Evans

Dale Evans

Hazel, Connie's Friend In Drug Store

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Hilda

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

Singer/Dancer

Crew

Archie Mayo

Archie Mayo

Director

Darrell Ware

Darrell Ware

Screenplay

Karl Tunberg

Karl Tunberg

Screenplay

Earl Luick

Earl Luick

Costume Designer

Nick Castle

Nick Castle

Choreographer

Fred Lau

Fred Lau

Sound

Joseph C. Wright

Joseph C. Wright

Art Direction

Richard Day

Richard Day

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Roger Heman Sr.

Roger Heman Sr.

Sound

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Makeup Artist

James Prindle

James Prindle

Story

Robert Bischoff

Robert Bischoff

Editor

William LeBaron

William LeBaron

Producer

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Music Director

Lucien Ballard

Lucien Ballard

Director of Photography