Orchestra Wives
6
98 minutes
9/4/1942
Overview
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 List
George Montgomery
as Bill Abbot
Ann Rutherford
as Connie Ward Abbot
Glenn Miller
as Gene Morrison
Lynn Bari
as Jaynie Stevens
Carole Landis
as Natalie Mercer
Cesar Romero
as St. John "Sinjin" Smith
Virginia Gilmore
as Elsie
Mary Beth Hughes
as Caroline Steele
Fayard Nicholas
as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
Harold Nicholas
as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
Tamara Geva
as Mrs. Betsy Beck
Frank Orth
as Rex Willet
Grant Mitchell
as Dr. Ward
Harry Morgan
as Cully Anderson
Jackie Gleason
as Ben Beck
Marion Hutton
as Band Singer (uncredited)
Iris Adrian
as Sassy Woman Exiting Bus
Alec Craig
as Henry Fink
Tex Beneke
as Phil Mercer (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Dale Evans
as Hazel, Connie's Friend In Drug Store
Edith Evanson
as Hilda
Dorothy Dandridge
as Singer/Dancer