The Glenn Miller Story Page #6

My birthday? That isn't till next November.

This is for your last birthday.

- Oh, Glenn!

- They're just real.

Here, let me try 'em on for size.

There.

Hm. Not bad.

I forgot to tell you the name of that tune.

We call it String Of Pearls.

- Hi, Mother, Dad!

- Hi, Glenn.

You rested up ready for the big night?

We've had a wonderful time

with little Stevie.

- Quite a boy. Big for his age.

- Isn't he?

I can't tell you how much

it's meant to us to have him.

- Is everything all set?

- Yes, dear.

- Did you get Helen out of the house?

- Oh, yes.

- Where'd she go?

- I suppose she's shopping.

A girl doesn't have

a tenth wedding anniversary every day!

- You sure she doesn't suspect anything?

- Oh, no.

- Is everything all set back here?

- Oh, yes.

I think Helen'll get a big kick out of this.

She certainly will, Glenn.

I've been lookin' about.

Quite a place you got here.

It's beautiful, Glenn.

- Paid for, is it?

- Yes, it's paid for.

- Must be doin' pretty well.

- We hear him every night on that radio!

That's only 15 minutes.

Don't suppose it pays much.

Then there's the records.

And he's playing at the Hotel Pennsylvania.

How much do they pay

for playing on one of those records?

- We get three cents a record.

- Three cents?

Have to sell a heap of records

to make it worthwhile.

But they do, dear!

- Let's go see Stevie.

- No, Helen wants us to wait.

Why? Come on.

Sure, we can go on up there.

- Hi. Stevie and I have a surprise for you.

- You do?

- Let's go up to the nursery.

- Come on.

How many copies

of a record do they sell, son?

Moonlight Serenade,

we sold about 800,000 copies.

- Did you say 800,000?

- That's right.

What's...

Look what just arrived.

This is Stevie's new baby sister.

- Can I pick her up?

- I think so. She's your daughter.

Well, well, well.

So you're Jonnie Dee!

Look, she's beautiful! Isn't she?

Look at those red cheeks.

Stevie, look at your baby sister.

Isn't she beautiful?

- You sure surprised him!

- I've been planning it for months.

- I told 'em I just had to have her today.

- How old is she?

- Six weeks today.

- Old lady.

- She's a hungry old woman.

- This is gonna take some expert action.

Her young father's gonna feed her.

Let's have the bottle.

Here, now. Here we go.

All right, Jonnie Dee. There we are.

How's your appetite?

There! Is this hot enough?

That's a good girl. The kid's starved.

- Helen, we'll be late for the theatre.

- Coming.

- I'll get the car.

- All right, dear.

Glenn, I've been figuring. 800,000 records

at three cents apiece, that's $24,000.

- That's right.

- Just for one record?

Well, you certainly are doing well at that!

All right, boys, right over here.

You all set? All right.

Helen, come on!

I'm coming!

(# Band plays Here Comes The Bride)

(All) Congratulations!

What a surprise!

- Oh, Mother!

- Darling!

Oh, I'm glad to see you!

- Polly, Don. How are you?

- It's a wonderful surprise!

- We sort of surprised each other.

- Yes, we did!

I've got another surprise.

The band has a number,

and that's exactly what it is, a number.

This is based on a telephone number

that was kind of important to you and me,

Helen, about ten years ago.

Here we go. One. Two.

(# Upbeat intro)

Now, listen to this. Now, watch.

(Ringing)

Pennsylvania 6-5000!

- Remember?

- Yes!

(Ringing)

Pennsylvania 6-5000!

Would you like to make this

a really memorable evening?

- Dance with me.

- In front of all these people?

In all the years we've been married

you've never danced with me.

- And I may never get another chance.

- Here we go.

- Now.

- (Ringing)

- Pennsylvania 6-5000!

- Good.

- Hi, Joe.

- Hi, Glenn.

Glad to see ya.

That's good.

Come on, don't stand around.

Come on! Dance it up!

Come on, let's try something.

- That's pretty good. Let's try that again.

- All right.

I think I better go back to the trombone.

You sit down there.

All right, you.

- (Ringing)

- Pennsylvania 6-5-0-0-0!

I'm kinda glad you called me that night.

So am I.

All right, let's have something to eat.

Come on. Come on, dear.

- We're cutting a record of that.

- A record?

- Three cents?

- Right.

That's my boy!

You oughta use that number in your picture.

Picture?

Glenn and the boys

are gonna do a movie in the fall.

- Are you gonna be a movie star?

- Yes, Mother.

I'm gonna play Tarzan and

swing from the trees playing my trombone.

I'd like to propose a toast.

To Glenn and Helen,

who serve the best food in town.

Besides, the price is right.

We can remember when it wasn't like this.

May you be as happy together always

as you are tonight.

Thank you, Chummy.

That was a very nice speech.

It oughta be, I worked on it all day!

- You did?

- (Laughter)

I thought your special number was gonna be

Helen's favourite, Little Brown Jug.

He'd never do that. He hates it.

I knew this would come up sooner or later.

So I have an anniversary present

for my good wife

and on the card it says,

"Ha-ha-ha, you and me

"We hardly ever disagree

"So here you are, this will be

"The one brown jug you'll get from me."

- Roll 'em for a take.

- M3-45, take one.

Here we go.

One, two, three, four.

(# Tuxedo Junction)

All right. Save it.

- Hello, everybody.

- Hi, Helen.

Well, hi, dear.

- I thought you'd like lunch.

- I sure would.

I brought the mail.

Chummy, we still have a little time.

Why don't you go over At Last?

Let's go up to the control booth.

- Anything wrong?

- No, no.

Come on, sit down, honey.

Helen, I wanted to talk to you about...

With this picture deal

and the record sales and everything,

- we're pretty well fixed.

- Yes.

And, no matter what happens,

you and the kids,

- you're in good shape.

- Yes, I know.

Can you come to Men's Wardrobe at two?

- Yeah.

- Thank you.

So, I thought that...

What I'm trying to get at...

I've been thinking... Yeah?

On Tuxedo Junction,

we'll have a wax right after lunch.

Fine. Thanks very much.

- So...

- Open the letter from the War Department.

- I'm sure it's your commission.

- How do you know?

I've known it for months.

I knew it was only a question of time.

I just put in for it two weeks ago.

I guess you found out about it before I did.

Go on, open it.

I want to know what to call you.

Let's see.

This is it all right.

Captain. Captain Alton G Miller.

Serial number 0-4-5-0-5-2-7-3.

How soon will you be leaving,

Captain Miller?

I don't know. It usually takes about a month.

Don wants to go with me,

so do some of the boys.

- Are you gonna have your own band?

- I hope so.

You know, all the kids

that liked our music are in the service.

- That's the reason I...

- I understand.

I think you'll look very handsome in uniform.

What do you think about it?

Are you upset?

Of course I'm upset.

I don't want you to go

but I guess I'd be

even more upset if you didn't.

(# Marching music)

- They sound good.

- Do we have to play this kind of music?

We've marched to this music

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