Google Ads
Login | Sign Up

The Glenn Miller Story Overview:

The Glenn Miller Story (1954) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Aaron Rosenberg.

Academy Awards 1954 --- Ceremony Number 27 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringJoseph Gershenson, Henry ManciniNominated
Best WritingValentine Davies, Oscar BrodneyNominated

The Glenn Miller Story BlogHub Articles:

Musical Monday: The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: The Glenn Miller Story ... Read full article


See More The Glenn Miller Story Articles

The Glenn Miller Story Quotes:

Helen Berger Miller: Honestly!

Glenn Miller: Alright, alright, let's have the five saxes right in there...
Si Schribman: *Five* saxes?
Glenn Miller: And the trombones, right on the left here, over there, right in there, and the four trumpets right behind them...
Si Schribman: Four Trombones and Four Trumpets! When they get playing, what's gonna hold the roof on?
Sy's Assistant: He's trying five saxes with a trumpet lead.
Si Schribman: Maybe it's good and maybe it ain't, but it's radical!
See More Quotes from The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story Facts
One of the three films June Allyson considered her personal favorites of her films.

Second of three movies where James Stewart and June Allyson played husband and wife.

Harry Morgan, who plays Chummy MacGregor, co-starred with the real Glenn Miller in Orchestra Wives.

Among those attending the premiere of the film was Glenn Miller's mother, who thought the film good enough, but opined that her son was better-looking than James Stewart.

The last three strip Technicolor film released by an American studio in a dye imbibition print.

See More Facts about The Glenn Miller Story >>