Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives

It's Hep! It's Hot! It's Hilarious!

NR 1942 · 98 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Music, Romance

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 · Written by Karl Tunberg

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