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Orchestra Wives

"Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she joins the band's tour and learns about life as an orchestra wife, weathering the catty attacks of the other band wives."

Cast

19401

George Montgomery

as Bill Abbot

11495

Ann Rutherford

as Connie Ward Abbot

144091

Glenn Miller

as Gene Morrison

104199

Lynn Bari

as Jaynie Stevens

33229

Carole Landis

as Natalie Mercer

4355

Cesar Romero

as St. John "Sinjin" Smith

132493

Virginia Gilmore

as Elsie

14655

Mary Beth Hughes

as Caroline Steele

1005050

Fayard Nicholas

as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

103934

Harold Nicholas

as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

980360

Tamara Geva

as Mrs. Betsy Beck

30240

Frank Orth

as Rex Willet

30215

Grant Mitchell

as Dr. Ward

4073

Harry Morgan

as Cully Anderson

14882

Jackie Gleason

as Ben Beck

96336

Marion Hutton

as Band Singer (uncredited)

34509

Iris Adrian

as Sassy Woman Exiting Bus

22606

Alec Craig

as Henry Fink

1237015

Tex Beneke

as Phil Mercer (uncredited)

2501

Tom Dugan

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

83620

Dale Evans

as Hazel, Connie's Friend In Drug Store

17662

Edith Evanson

as Hilda

20155

Dorothy Dandridge

as Singer/Dancer

Crew

10003

Karl Tunberg

Screenplay

81165

Archie Mayo

Director

556858

Darrell Ware

Screenplay

1377159

Guy Pearce

Makeup Artist

14650

Earl Luick

Costume Designer

10919

Fred Lau

Sound

555891

Nick Castle

Choreographer

7337

Joseph C. Wright

Art Direction

8508

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

8511

Roger Heman Sr.

Sound

8506

Richard Day

Art Direction

592248

James Prindle

Story

120449

William LeBaron

Producer

231003

Robert Bischoff

Editor

3351

Lucien Ballard

Director of Photography

8503

Alfred Newman

Music Director