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Did you people see the same film I saw?

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The only reasons to see "Orchestra Wives" is to see and hear some great musical acts. Unfortunately, this film sinks when it comes to the plot and is not especially enjoyable overall.The film is about a fictional band led by Gene Morrison. Why they called the guy Gene Morrison is beyond me, as the guy was actually Glenn Miller. Why not just say this is Glenn Miller?! Plus, I loved being able to not only see and hear Miller and his music but also see him act. Unfortunately, despite being billed third, he was really only a supporting actor--in support of a very weak story. In addition to seeing him, I was THRILLED to see the Nicholas Brothers near the end-- and the film is worth seeing just for them. They were, perhaps, the greatest tap dancers ever--and when you see them, at first, you might not believe it. Just watch--as the routine heats up, their acrobatics become INSANE!!As for the story,..well, it stank. One the band members (George Montgomery) meets and marries a woman (Ann Rutherford) he barely even knows. However, soon he dumps her back home with the other orchestra wives and the catty wives do their best to make the wife doubt her new husband's faithfulness--and they do a great job of it. However, she really DID have reason to suspect him, as the hubby seemed like a total jerk. Yet, after she catches him in a hotel room with another woman, HE behaves as is SHE is a nagging wife and should have trusted him. It makes absolutely no sense at all--and infuriated me. He was hopelessly unlikable and frankly the whole notion of 'love at first sight' is pretty stupid. As a retired psychotherapist, I must point out that marriages based on this are generally doomed! All in all, a sticky story that seemed pretty unimportant and poorly written. But at least the music was very nice. And, if you do choose to see the film, look for Jackie Gleason, Caesar Romero, Harry Morgan and Dale Evans in various supporting roles.

An innocent young bride (Ann Rutherford) gets even with the catty wives of Glenn Miller's band members when they use her naiveté to cause trouble in her marriage to handsome George Montgomery. "It it's one thing I hate, it's a leaky dame", one of the other wives says about her blubbering bride. "Hello, Room Service? Come on up, I've got a lot of dirty dishes", Rutherford retorts after pulling a Norma Shearer (in "The Women") and causing a cat fight among two of the women who have just destroyed a service cart. All this and the best music Glenn Miller didn't play in "Sun Valley Serenade".That recent Beyonce hit ("At Last", also recorded by Etta James) was introduced here, which makes this a historical must for modern music lovers. "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo" was the other big song. Fresh from the Andy Hardy series and her most famous role (as Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister in "Gone With the Wind"), Rutherford is excellent, going from that leaky dame to fellow cat, joining Lynn Bari, Carole Landis and Virginia Gilmore in the art of classic movie bitchery. Grant Mitchell (as Rutherford's father), Cesar Romero, Jackie Gleason and Harry Morgan are among the familiar faces who round out the supporting cast. Morgan (playing a soda jerk) has a memorable sequence where he escorts Rutherford to a concert but is aghast when he finds her with Montgomery and threatens to beat up the much larger man.There is an amusing moment between Mitchell and George Montgomery where Montgomery, not realizing that Mitchell is his father-in-law, calls him "older than Metheselah". (I always wondered where that quote originated!) Usually, the plots in musicals are rather flaccid, but this one is much better than normal. The music simply enhances it, and when the Nicholas Brothers come on to dance, it explodes into red-hot rhythm with the war a quiet backdrop for the moving of the band on the road. Life must go on, it is observed, even in wartime. This makes for perhaps one of the best big band musicals filled with sizzling music, wonderful wisecracks, plenty of female bickering and tons of fun!

Delightful movie but dated. The music of Glen Miller is the main star of this interesting and entertaining period piece. The cast of this movie include three performers who were to become superstars, Dale Evans, Jackie Gleason and Harry Morgan. Interesting to watch them when they were relative unknowns. I wonder what Harry Morgan would have said if he was told that 35 years later he would be a nationally known star in a television sitcom. The cast was wonderful. Ann Rutherford and George Montgomery had that special chemistry and the ladies, Mary Beth Hughes, Virginia Gilmore, Carole Landis and the beautiful Lynn Bari were beautiful, charming ... and naughty. Hey, what's a girl supposed to do when her husband musician is on the road and playing before ... women? And let's not forget the incomparable and always classy Cesar Romero and the incredible dance number performed by the Nicholas Brothers. Their act alone makes this movie worth watching. So if you are looking for some light entertainment featuring 1940s jazz numbers and snappy dialog, then this is the movie for you. Bravo to Archie Mayo.

"Roses are red, violets are blue, we're not going on a tour with you!" But this is exactly what takes place in the exciting motion picture "Orchestra Wives," directed by Archie Mayo and starring the wonderful Glenn Miller Orchestra during the heyday of the Big Band Era! Glenn Miller's character name is Gene Morrison, presumably to maintain the G.M. initials. As Gene's band reluctantly embarks on its thirty-day tour, trumpet star Bill Abbott (George Montgomery) instantly falls in love with one of the band's most ardent admirers, the beautiful Connie Ward (Ann Rutherford), and after a WHIRLWIND courtship, they get married! Over the course of the tour, the naive & innocent Connie inadvertently ends up dissolving the entire band, forcing her to devise a clever scheme in order to bring the band back together again.The cast of "Orchestra Wives" is a great one indeed. I have a feeling that George Montgomery was not a musician, since his trumpet playing is obviously faked, but never mind; he fits the role of Bill Abbott quite well. The pretty Ann Rutherford was a fine choice for the sad-faced, naive Connie Ward. Glenn Miller might not have been the greatest actor or trombonist, but his was a tightly-swinging big band, with one of its star performers being saxophonist/vocalist Tex Beneke as Phil. Watch also for the handsome Cesar Romero as pianist/skirt chaser St. John "Sinjin" Smith, Jackie Gleason as the happily-married bassist Ben Beck, and Henry Morgan as Connie's jilted soda-jerk boyfriend Cully. Not to mention Lynn Bari as vocalist Jaynie Stevens, the scheming former girlfriend of Bill Abbott. And don't forget the Modernaires and the Nicholas Brothers.Highlights: The film opens with Gene & his orchestra recording a fine arrangement of "People Like You and Me," featuring some great harmonizing by the Modernaires; the band then learns about the tour, and when everyone shares his/her disgust, Gene calms them down by explaining why the tour is happening. The film closes with a nice arrangement of "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo," featuring some fine singing & acrobatic dancing by the Nicholas Brothers. When Connie weeps and tells her father (Grant Mitchell) that she has made a mess out of things, he reassures her in his own way that she is not alone and that everything will work out fine. Connie arrives in Elgin to see Gene's band perform, but because she has no escort, she is forced to watch the band from a window outside while they play a really driving swing arrangement with great choreography. After the gossiping wives fight, Connie calls room service and asks the attendant to pick up some "dirty dishes"; Phil and Buddy (the drummer) soon afterward pull out of the band, and when Gene tells Bill to congratulate his wife for unintentionally breaking up the band, Bill responds, "Well, you got MY two weeks notice." With wonderful songs by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, "Orchestra Wives" is a real treat for those who love the music of all the famous big bands, like I do. As Glenn Miller/Gene Morrison says at the beginning of the recording session, "Okay, let's hit it, boys!"