![posters of big band stars of the 40s posters of big band stars of the 40s](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1x0AAOSwzaJX3THy/s-l400.jpg)
Simon states that his actual response was "Are you still flying the same planes you flew in the last war?", after which the jazz marches stayed.
![posters of big band stars of the 40s posters of big band stars of the 40s](https://images.saymedia-content.com/.image/t_share/MTc2NDU4MzE5NTc2NDQyODQy/how-to-throw-a-1940s-big-band-party.jpg)
However, in the film, his character apologizes sheepishly and is only rescued by another officer whose children are fans. Miller was, in fact, dressed down for performing jazz marches and told by a superior officer that Sousa's marches served the military well in World War I.It was, and is, the telephone number of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, where the Glenn Miller Orchestra frequently performed in the Café Rouge. " Pennsylvania 6-5000" is depicted as the telephone number of a boarding house where Miller is staying.The 1939 recording went on to sell over a million copies. The song was actually first performed and recorded in 1939, became one of his most popular early hits, and was performed numerous times by both the civilian and AAF Orchestras. Miller is shown as disliking the tune " Little Brown Jug" and only performing it in 1944 as a "special arrangement" for his wife.In addition, several key plot points are either highly fictionalized from actual events or were invented for the film: In reality, the BBC could not afford them and commissioned its own, cheaper version. Scenes ostensibly shot in England are clearly staged in the U.S., as witness the presence of RCA Type 44 microphones during a BBC broadcast. The marching troops are desegregated, which did not occur until 1948. When the military band led by Miller is playing in front of General "Hap" Arnold, a B-29 bomber is in the background. There are several anachronisms in the picture. Also depicted is Miller's international success touring his band in support of the Allies in World War II. Several turning points in Miller's career are depicted with varying degrees of accuracy, including: the success of an early jazz band arrangement his departure from the Broadway pit and sideman work to front a band of his own the failure of his first band on the road and the subsequent re-forming of his successful big band and the establishment of the "Miller Sound" as typified by " Moonlight Serenade". Prominent placement in the film is given to Miller's courtship and marriage to Helen Burger ( June Allyson), and various cameos by actual musicians who were colleagues of Miller. The film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) ( James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his 1944 death when the airplane he was flying in was lost over the English Channel during World War II.