DramaMusicRomance
Orchestra Wives
“It's Hep! It's Hot! It's Hilarious!”
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.
Directed by Archie Mayo
65
User score
13 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 4, 1942
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
English
Top cast
George Montgomery
Bill Abbot
Ann Rutherford
Connie Ward Abbot
Glenn Miller
Gene Morrison
Lynn Bari
Jaynie Stevens
Carole Landis
Natalie Mercer
Cesar Romero
St. John "Sinjin" Smith
Virginia Gilmore
Elsie
Mary Beth Hughes
Caroline Steele
Fayard Nicholas
Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
Harold Nicholas
Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
Tamara Geva
Mrs. Betsy Beck
Frank Orth
Rex Willet
Grant Mitchell
Dr. Ward
Harry Morgan
Cully Anderson
Jackie Gleason
Ben Beck
Marion Hutton
Band Singer (uncredited)
Iris Adrian
Sassy Woman Exiting Bus
Alec Craig
Henry Fink
Tex Beneke
Phil Mercer (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Bus Driver (uncredited)
