The Fabulous Dorseys

The Fabulous Dorseys
Directed byAlfred E. Green
Screenplay byArt Arthur
Curtis Kenyon
Based onThe Battling Brothers Dorsey
1946 The Saturday Evening Post
by Richard English
Produced byCharles R. Rogers
StarringTommy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
Janet Blair
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Edited byGeorge M. Arthur
Music byLouis Forbes
Leo Shuken
Production
company
Charles R. Rogers Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists.[1]
Release date
  • February 21, 1947 (1947-02-21) (US)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fabulous Dorseys is a 1947 American musical biopic film directed by Alfred E. Green. It tells the story of the brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, from their boyhood in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion.[2] The film was also released under the alternative title The Fighting Dorseys.

  1. ^ The Fabulous Dorseys at Allmovie
  2. ^ Goldsmith, Melissa U. D.; Willson, Paige A.; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2016-10-07). The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4422-6987-3.