tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6685348678410806680..comments2024-03-29T03:14:14.401-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Forgottten Movies: THE GLENN MILLER STORYpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-79930301645883018842012-12-07T15:53:37.733-05:002012-12-07T15:53:37.733-05:00Oh I remember seeing this on the big screen, at le...Oh I remember seeing this on the big screen, at least I think I did. Anyway, saw it and liked it - especially the music. Also loved the Benny Goodman story with Steve Allen (of all people).Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91421218260853524112012-12-04T22:35:02.676-05:002012-12-04T22:35:02.676-05:00No, I never did. He was a talented guy though. No, I never did. He was a talented guy though. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84661492913436425272012-12-04T22:01:51.671-05:002012-12-04T22:01:51.671-05:00Ever see Danny Kaye in Red Nicholls and the Five P...Ever see Danny Kaye in Red Nicholls and the Five Pennies? Not bad. A little campy at times. Danny Kaye gets a little overly dramatic when he's down and out. Reminds me of Phil Hartman as the 1940s movie star Johnny O'Connor. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/hl-4958403/saturday_night_live_one_more_mission_season_12/Jack Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055185636509700845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-37994832386667931342012-12-04T20:57:41.561-05:002012-12-04T20:57:41.561-05:00Good stuff. Love big bands.Good stuff. Love big bands.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22284747704050936932012-12-04T20:11:04.902-05:002012-12-04T20:11:04.902-05:00Miller was exceptional. And Jimmy Stewart never ga...Miller was exceptional. And Jimmy Stewart never gave a bad performance. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25002884522693423832012-12-04T20:03:32.102-05:002012-12-04T20:03:32.102-05:00This is the movie that convinced me my mom was ont...This is the movie that convinced me my mom was onto something with her love of Big Band music. Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46404272678009664402012-12-04T17:47:40.253-05:002012-12-04T17:47:40.253-05:00Probably saw this one when it was new in 1955. I g...Probably saw this one when it was new in 1955. I grew up with those songs playing on the radio; feels like part of my DNA. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61898855687909745932012-12-04T11:21:54.377-05:002012-12-04T11:21:54.377-05:00Haven't seen this this in probably 15 years, b...Haven't seen this this in probably 15 years, but I remember liking it very much. I recently bought a James Stewart box set that includes it, I might have to put that on soon to revisit: http://www.amazon.com/James-Stewart-Collection-Shenandoah-Thunder/dp/B000NNUWYS/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1354638082&sr=1-2&keywords=glenn+miller+storyCullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74381641226293626812012-12-04T10:38:45.071-05:002012-12-04T10:38:45.071-05:00Patti - Omigosh, I haven't thought of this mov...Patti - Omigosh, I haven't thought of this movie in forever!!!! Thanks for the reminder of what an entertaining movie it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65521565776198962322012-12-04T09:46:49.715-05:002012-12-04T09:46:49.715-05:00Ha! Maybe it was close enough to his dramatic dea...Ha! Maybe it was close enough to his dramatic death that they felt people would remember his life too well to change too much. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-42574695995723371672012-12-04T09:43:19.814-05:002012-12-04T09:43:19.814-05:00I've probably seen this one more than any othe...I've probably seen this one more than any other Anthony Mann movie - it would be great to have on Blu-ray. It's hard not to get frustrated by historical innacuracies but at least its not on the scale of the Cole Porter whitewash NIGHT & DAY or the Gershwin farrago RHAPSODY IN CLUE, both of which I enjoy as fiction accompanied by great music. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74745376155483745312012-12-04T09:35:35.146-05:002012-12-04T09:35:35.146-05:00Sorry. I had to repost it because it insisted on s...Sorry. I had to repost it because it insisted on showing the IN THE MOOD clip a second time rather than this one. <br />Yes, they made a good couple. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87654266106360621552012-12-04T09:19:55.892-05:002012-12-04T09:19:55.892-05:00As long as you don't take it for accurate hist...As long as you don't take it for accurate historically, it is indeed entertaining. Stewart and Allyson had starred as husband & wife in THE STRATTON STORY in 1949 and were together again in STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND in 1955.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45353878104816386552012-12-04T09:18:50.856-05:002012-12-04T09:18:50.856-05:00There aren't too many accurate biopics, no...p...There aren't too many accurate biopics, no...particularly not of pop stars, as Miller was...his was the dominant non-jazz, non-sweet, straight-ahead dance band of the era, though they could lean jazzy or sweet in any given song. Hell of an ending history gave them. Glenn with 2 Ns, btw...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com