Remembering James Stewart and June Allyson in... The Glenn Miller Story Trailer with A String Of Pearls The Glenn Miller Story is a 1954 American biographical film about the eponymous American band-leader, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second non-western collaboration. Universal-International's first public announcements, early in 1953, employed the soon-discarded title, "Moonlight Serenade." Plot The film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Ste