The Glenn Miller Story (DVD)

>>>> Synopsis The “Glenn Miller Story” is the biopic of legendary big band leader, Glenn Miller (James Stewart), who is famed for creating the big band sound with such classics as ‘Moonlight Serenade’ and ‘Pennsylvania 6-5000’. Covering his life from his early days as a struggling musician / composer through to his commission into the services where he entertained the troops during the war. This film paints a picture perfect look at one of America’s most famous and loved musicians. >>>> Opinion Having grown up in a home where Glenn Miller’s big band sound was inflicted on me from a very early age, it is a ...  Read the complete review

One of the few things in this world capable of dragging me away from the keyboard apart from the need to sleep and eat was the showing of The Glen Miller Story on ITV on Sunday. The Benny Goodman Story, The Al Jolson Story and The Great Caruso are three others of a very limited list. Starring James Stewart and June Allyson and supported by Henry Morgan (of MASH fame) this purports to be the story of how the Glen Miller Orchestra became famous world wide. O.K. so it dramatised things quite a bit but essentially it sort of followed his life. However they couldn't "fake" the music and the "sound". That was real and a treat to hear. ...  Read the complete review