The Glenn Miller Story Movie Review 1954

The music of the Big Band Era lives again in this warm biography of the legendary Glenn Miller, following his life from the late '20s to his untimely death in a WWII plane crash. Stewart's likably convincing and even fakes the trombone playing well.

Distribution

Reader's Digest Home Video, Reader's Digest Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570, Phone: (914)234-9000, Toll-free: 800-304-2807, URL: http://www.readersdigest.com

Available on VHS
Running time 113 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Drama, Jazz & Blues, Biopics: Musicians, Top Grossing Films of 1954

Screenplay

Oscar Brodney, Valentine Davies

Cast

James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry (Henry) Morgan, Gene Krupa, Louis Armstrong, Ben Pollack

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Director

Anthony Mann

Music

Henry Mancini

Producer

Aaron Rosenberg

Awards

Oscars 1954: Sound.