[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Bio Movies

[Richard Broadie]

Whoops !  You've got that right.  Doesn't change much.   Neither Benny or 
Glenn would ever get the humaintarian of the year award, that is unless 
Buddy Rich was on the selection committee!  :-)

Dick B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bennyth at att.net>
To: "Richard Broadie" <rbroadie at dc.rr.com>
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Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz Bio Movies


> Richard - Just curious - But, didn't Jimmy Stewart play the Glenn Miller 
> part, and Steve Allen,  Benny Goodman?  Benny...........
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Broadie" <rbroadie at dc.rr.com>
> To: "Clarence (Benny) Theiler" <Bennyth at att.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:56 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz Bio Movies
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>> It's such a shame that that movie (as virtually all movie jazz bios) had 
>> so little to do with the real Glenn Miller who was not nearly as nice a 
>> person as the one Steve Allen portrayed.  I could ramble on for about 8 
>> hours here but just want to open the door a crack.
>>
>> Worst movie of all time: Nat Cole in the WC Handy story.  Jazz is 
>> acceptable at end when St. Louis Blues is played without a trace of jazz 
>> by  39,253 symphonic musicians.  Well maybe the count was a bit 
>> exxagerated but certainly close enough for jazz.
>>
>> Dick Broadie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "pat ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
>> To: "Dick Broadie" <rbroadie at dc.rr.com>
>> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:53 AM
>> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Miller Story
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>>
>>> Glen Miller Story on TV yesterday and I just caught the bit where Jimmy 
>>> Stewart and June Allyson go to the cellar bar to hear Louis. What a 
>>> great line up and a lovely touch with Teagarden grinning from ear to ear 
>>> handing his trombone over to Stewart to sit in.
>>>
>>> Great stuff . I had forgotten how good it was.
>>>
>>> Pat
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