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The Glenn Miller Story is a 1954 American biographical film about the eponymous American band-leader, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second non-western collaboration.
The Glenn Miller Story: Directed by Anthony Mann. With James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake. Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944.
Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904 [citation needed] – disappeared December 15, 1944; declared dead December 16, 1945) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces. [1]
The unemployed trombone player Glenn Miller is always broken, chasing his sound to form his band and hocking his instrument in the pawn house to survive. When his friend Chummy MacGregor is hired to play in the band of Ben Pollack, the band-leader listens to one Glenn's composition and invites him to join his band.
FULL FEATURE MOVIE: The Glenn Miller Story, 1954 STARRING: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan PLOT: Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944.
A dramatization of the life of the trombone player who became one of the most popular big-band leaders of all time. 3,426. IMDb 7.3 1 h 56 min 1954 7+. Drama • Arts, Entertainment, and Culture • Inspiring • Joyous.
In East Los Angeles in the 1920s, Alton Glenn Miller fends off poverty by repeatedly hocking his trombone from pawnshop owner W. Kranz and then buying it back when he earns a little money.