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Encouragement to Perform Music Together
Louis Armstrong
Glenn, come here, Daddy. Beat out one like you did with Ben Pollack.
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Struggles with Habit and Relationships
Chummy McGregor
I wish we could stick together, but, well, I've been eatin for two years now. It's kinda gotten to be a habit. I don't think I can break it.
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A Late Birthday Gift Surprise
Glenn Miller
Bought you a present for your birthday.
Helen Burger
My birthday? That isn't until next November.
Glenn Miller
This is for your last birthday...
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Arranging a Big Band Ensemble
Glenn Miller
Alright, alright, let's have the five saxes right in there...
Si Schribman
Five saxes?
Glenn Miller
And the trombones, right on the left here, over there, right in there, and the four trumpets right behind them...
Si Schribman
Four trombones and four trumpets! When they get playing, what's gonna hold the roof on?
Si's Assistant
He's trying five saxes with a trumpet lead.
Si Schribman
Maybe it's good and maybe it ain't, but it's radical!
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The Timing of Sleep Patterns
Helen Burger
Did you know that people sleep between 3:00 and 6:00 in the morning?
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Creating a Unique Sound for a Band
Glenn Miller
A band oughta have a sound all of its own, oughta have a personality.
Helen Burger
Sort of like a person.
Glenn Miller
Uh-huh.
Helen Burger
Well, how do you get this different sound?
Glenn Miller
You see, the arrangements, the way you score each one of the individual instruments. Some bands have that sound already, like Pollack, but it's not the right sound, not for me.
Helen Burger
What is?
Glenn Miller
I don't know. I don't know. I haven't found it yet. But someday I'm gonna find it.
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A Wife's Financial Strategy Unveiled
Helen Burger
You know, I'm the kind of wife that steals money out of your pockets and puts it in the bank.
Glenn Miller
Would you really do that?
Helen Burger
Sure. I've already started.
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Determined Direction Amidst Uncertainty
Glenn Miller
You think I'm kinda rudderless, don't you? Wandering over the country with the band.
Helen Burger
Yes, I guess I do.
Glenn Miller
But I'm not, though. I know exactly where I'm going. I know exactly what I want to do.
Helen Burger
You do?
Glenn Miller
I'm not gonna be a sideman all my life, a trombone player. I'm - I'm gonna have a band all of my own. I'm gonna play my own kind of music.
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Military Praise for Musical Contributions
General Arnold
I want to congratulate you on that band of yours.
Glenn Miller
Thank you, sir.
General Arnold
Great morale builder! Giving the men music they like. The effect was astonishing! You keep up the good work, Miller.
Glenn Miller
Yes, sir.
General Arnold
You know, I like your music myself. Makes me think of home. My children are playing your records day and night.
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Questioning Dreams and Aspirations
Helen Burger
What happened to that dream of yours? What about that sound?
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Invitation to Discuss a Musical Arrangement
Chummy McGregor
Hey, Glenn! Come on back. Mr. Pollack wants to talk to you. He says your arrangement is a pip!
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Glenn Miller's Humorous Movie Ambitions
Helen Burger
Glenn and the boys are gonna do a movie in the fall.
Mrs. Miller
Why, Glenn Miller, are you gonna be a movie star?
Glenn Miller
Oh, yes, Mother. I'm gonna play Tarzan and swing from the trees playing my trombone.
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Questioning a Persistent Musical Vision
Chummy McGregor
Still got that crazy idea in your head, that sound?
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Preference for Stability Over Romance
Helen Burger
Glenn isn't my type. I guess I'm just too practical or unromantic or something. I want a man like Ed who's got a factory or a store or something solid. I certainly don't want a wandering nomad like Glenn Miller.
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Opportunity Knocks for Glenn Miller's Sound
Don Haynes
Red Nichols is getting together a pit band for a new musical, "Girl Crazy". I know you're still looking for that sound but it's been two years now. You're not gonna find it on an empty stomach.
Glenn Miller
No, you sure can't.
Don Haynes
Besides, a lot of your friends are in the band: ], ], ]. It's a great chance, Glenn, and it'll run all season.
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Glenn Miller
I guess I better take it.
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A Time Changed by One Man's Music
Taglines
It was a time that changed the world. And one man put it to music.
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The Harmony of Love and Music
Taglines
Their love made such wonderful music!
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Military Decorum in Question
Col. Spaulding
In all my 27 years in the Army I have never witnessed a more flagrant, outrageous breach of military decorum.
Glenn Miller
I'm sorry, Colonel.
Col. Spaulding
An officer deliberately walking through a reviewing column!
Glenn Miller
I had to get to the band, sir.
Col. Spaulding
Then playing blues!
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Seeking a Radical Musical Direction
Glenn Miller
I've tried all sorts of standard combinations. I never found out what I was looking for. If I start again, I've got to have an entirely different kind of a band. Different tunes. I wanna try something radical!
Si Schribman
Fine, fine. Go get radical. But just get going! I gotta have something in here making a noise the kids can dance to. That's all.
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Desire and Determination Lead to Achievement
Helen Burger
When someone really wants something, way inside, and they want it hard enough, they usually get it.
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Unspoken Connections in Long-Distance Relationships
Helen Burger
Two years and not a word, and then a present like this.
Glenn Miller
Well, you know, with some people, ya don't have to write. You just know.
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The Enduring Appeal of Youthful Style
Si Shribman
If you can get a style the kids like, it can go on for - years maybe. No matter who is in it. It keeps right on going.
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