

The Glenn Miller Story
1954-01-04 · 116 min · ★ 7.0
A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
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- Directors
- Anthony Mann
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
James StewartGlenn Miller
June AllysonHelen Burger Miller
Harry MorganChummy MacGregor
Charles DrakeDon Haynes
George TobiasSi Schribman
Barton MacLaneGeneral Arnold
Sig RumanW. Kranz
Irving BaconMr. Miller
James BellMr. Burger
Kathleen LockhartMrs. Miller
Katherine WarrenMrs. Burger
Frances LangfordFrances Langford
Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
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