The Fabulous Dorseys

The Fabulous Dorseys

Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Produced by	Charles R. Rogers
Screenplay by	Art Arthur Curtis Kenyon
Based on	The Battling Brothers Dorsey 1946 The Saturday Evening Post by Richard English
Starring	Tommy Dorsey Jimmy Dorsey Janet Blair
Music by	Louis Forbes Leo Shuken
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	George M. Arthur
Production company	Charles R. Rogers Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	February 21, 1947 (1947-02-21) (US)
Running time	88 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

The Fabulous Dorseys is a 1947 fictionalized biographical film which tells the story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, from their boyhood in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion.

The Dorsey Brothers starred as themselves. Other actors include Janet Blair, William Lundigan, Sara Allgood and Arthur Shields. There are also cameo appearances by Paul Whiteman, Charlie Barnet, Henry Busse, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Art Tatum.

The Jimmy Dorsey composition and theme song "Contrasts" is played in the movie. "Green Eyes", "Tangerine", "I'll Never Smile Again", "Marie", and "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" are also featured in the movie, along with "To Me" and "Dorsey Concerto". Paul Whiteman and the Orchestra perform "At Sundown".

The film was written by Art Arthur, Richard English and Curtis Kenyon. It was directed by Alfred E. Green.

Cast

Tommy Dorsey as Himself (Jimmy's Brother)
Jimmy Dorsey as Himself (Tommy's Brother)
Janet Blair as Jane Howard
Paul Whiteman as Bandleader
William Lundigan as Bob Burton
Sara Allgood as Mrs. Dorsey
Arthur Shields as Mr. Dorsey
Dave Willock as Foggy
William Bakewell as Eddie
James Flavin as Gorman
Charlie Barnet as Bandleader
Bob Eberly as Band Vocalist
Henry Busse as Bandleader
Helen O'Connell as Band Vocalist
Mike Pingatore as Musician
Art Tatum as Himself

References

External links

The Fabulous Dorseys at the Internet Movie Database
The Fabulous Dorseys at AllMovie
The Fabulous Dorseys at the TCM Movie Database
The Fabulous Dorseys at the American Film Institute Catalog
The Fabulous Dorseys is available for free download at the Internet Archive

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Fabulous Dorseys.

Jimmy Dorsey

Songs	"I'm Glad There Is You" "It's the Dreamer in Me" "Tailspin" "John Silver" "So Many Times" "Amapola" "Aquarela do Brasil" "Pennies from Heaven" "So Rare"

The Dorsey Brothers	"Annie's Cousin Fannie" "Tomorrow's Another Day" "Harlem Chapel Chimes" "Dese Dem Dose"

The California Ramblers	"Has Anybody Seen My Gal?"

Related	The Charleston Chasers Tommy Dorsey The Fabulous Dorseys

Tommy Dorsey

Studio albums	The One And Only Tommy Dorsey (1961) Tommy Dorsey's Dance Party (1966) Tommy Dorsey (1937 – 1941) (1976) Yes Indeed! (1990)

Compilation albums	All-Time Greatest Dorsey/Sinatra Hits, Vol. 1-4 (1988) The Dorsey/Sinatra Sessions (1982) Music Goes Round and Round (1991) Stop, Look and Listen (1994) This Is Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Vol. 1 (2001) It's D'Lovely 1947–1950 (2004)

Songs	"East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" "For Sentimental Reasons" "I Can Dream, Can't I?" "I'll Never Smile Again" "Imagination" "In the Middle of a Dream" "Indian Summer" "The Morning After" "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" "Once in a While" "This Is No Dream" "To You" "You Taught Me to Love Again"

The Dorsey Brothers	"Annie's Cousin Fannie" "Tomorrow's Another Day" "Harlem Chapel Chimes" "Dese Dem Dose"

Related	Jimmy Dorsey The Fabulous Dorseys Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey I Remember Tommy

Films directed by Alfred E. Green

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Through the Back Door (1921)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)
The Bachelor Daddy (1922)
Our Leading Citizen (1922)
The Ghost Breaker (1922)
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922)
Back Home and Broke (1922)
The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)
Woman-Proof (1923)
Pied Piper Malone (1924)
In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
Inez from Hollywood (1924)
Sally (1925)
The Man Who Found Himself (1925)
The Girl from Montmartre (1926)
Irene (1926)
Ella Cinders (1926)
Disraeli (1929)
The Green Goddess (1930)
The Man From Blankley's (1930)
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)
Old English (1930)
Men of the Sky (1931)
The Road to Singapore (1931)
Smart Money (1931)
Union Depot (1932)
It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
The Rich Are Always With Us (1932)
The Dark Horse (1932)
Silver Dollar (1932)
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Baby Face (1933)
I Loved a Woman (1933)
Dark Hazard (1934)
Housewife (1934)
A Lost Lady (1934)
Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
Sweet Music (1935)
The Girl From 10th Avenue (1935)
The Goose and the Gander (1935)
Dangerous (1935)
Colleen (1936)
They Met in a Taxi (1936)
The Golden Arrow (1936)
Two in a Crowd (1936)
More Than a Secretary (1936)
The League of Frightened Men (1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
Let's Get Married (1937)
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
King of the Turf (1939)
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
Flowing Gold (1940)
Shooting High (1940)
South of Pago Pago (1940)
East of the River (1940)
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
Appointment in Berlin (1943)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
The Jolson Story (1946)
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
Copacabana (1947)
Four Faces West (1948)
Cover Up (1949)
Sierra (1949)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Two Gals and a Guy (1951)
Invasion U.S.A. (1952)
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
Paris Model (1953)
Top Banana (1954)

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