Orchestra Wives
Starring: George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford, Lynn Bari
Director: Archie Mayo
Writer: Karl Tunberg
Producer: William LeBaron
Orchestra Wives is a 1942 American musical film by 20th Century Fox directed by Archie Mayo and starring Ann Rutherford, George Montgomery, and Glenn Miller. Lynn Bari, Carole Landis, and Cesar Romero appear in support.
Trivia
- The working title of this film was 'Orchestra Wife'. Production dates were 6–17 April; 22 April – early June 1942.
- An early draft of the film's screenplay was rejected by the PCA because it implied that some of the characters had committed adultery.
- A July 8, 1942, Variety news item reported that the song "At Last," composed by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, had originally been recorded by Miller and his orchestra for the 1941 Twentieth Century-Fox film Sun Valley Serenade.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 5 Festivals
4,128 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (October 8, 1942)
Original Run: October 8, 1942 (Thursday - Saturday)
All runs on record (6):
- October 8, 1942 (Thursday - Saturday)George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford
- July 18 - 20, 2006 · 800 ticketsSummer 2006w/ The Great Waltz
- June 26 - 27, 2008 · 806 ticketsSummer 2008 Bette Davis, James Stewart, silent films and more!w/ The Glenn Miller Story
- February 3 - 6, 2012 · 954 ticketsWinter 2012w/ All About Eve
- August 24 - 27, 2019 · 856 ticketsSummer 2019w/ Sun Valley Serenade
- September 25 - 27, 2026 · 712 ticketsClassic Musicals from 20th Century-Foxw/ Sun Valley Serenade