Orchestra Wives (1942)
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.
Director:
Archie Mayo
Writers:
Darrell Ware, Karl Tunberg.
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George Montgomery as Bill Abbot |
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Ann Rutherford as Connie Ward Abbot |
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Glenn Miller as Gene Morrison |
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Lynn Bari as Jaynie Stevens |
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Carole Landis as Natalie Mercer |
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Cesar Romero as St. John "Sinjin" Smith |
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Virginia Gilmore as Elsie |
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Mary Beth Hughes as Caroline Steele |
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Fayard Nicholas as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers) |
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Harold Nicholas as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers) |
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Tamara Geva as Mrs. Betsy Beck |
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Frank Orth as Rex Willet |
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Grant Mitchell as Dr. Ward |
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Harry Morgan as Cully Anderson |
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Jackie Gleason as Ben Beck |
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Marion Hutton as Band Singer (uncredited) |
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Iris Adrian as Sassy Woman Exiting Bus |
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Alec Craig as Henry Fink |
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Tex Beneke as Phil Mercer (uncredited) |
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Tom Dugan as Bus Driver (uncredited) |
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Dale Evans as Hazel, Connie's Friend In Drug Store |
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Edith Evanson as Hilda |
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Dorothy Dandridge as Singer/Dancer |
| Directing | Archie Mayo | Director |
| Writing | Darrell Ware | Screenplay |
| Writing | Karl Tunberg | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Earl Luick | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Nick Castle | Choreographer |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound |
| Art | Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | James Prindle | Story |
| Editing | Robert Bischoff | Editor |
| Production | William LeBaron | Producer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Camera | Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
