Directed by:
Alfred E. GreenCinematography:
James Van TreesCast:
Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Janet Blair, Paul Whiteman, William Lundigan, Sara Allgood, Arthur Shields, William Bakewell, Bess Flowers, Dave Willock (more)VOD (1)
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The biography of the Dorsey Brothers. Though the Big Band era crown The Dorsey Brothers as one of swingdom's greatest musical teams, their feuding since childhood was also legendary. Quarrelling brothers are reunited on the death of their father. This is their biography featuring many of their hit songs, such as "Marie" and "Green Eyes" highlighted by a jam session with Art Tatum, Charlie Barnet, Ziggy Elman and Ray Bauduc. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tommy Dorsey
USA
Best movies:
A Song Is Born (1948)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Girl Crazy (1943)
Jimmy Dorsey
USA
Best movies:
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Janet Blair
USA
Best movies:
Burn, Witch, Burn (1962)
Paul Whiteman
USA
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
William Lundigan
USA
Best movies:
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Dodge City (1939)
Pinky (1949)
Sara Allgood
Ireland
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Blackmail (1929)
Arthur Shields
Ireland
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Madame Curie (1943)
William Bakewell
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Dave Willock
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
James Flavin
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Tom Dugan
Ireland
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Hal K. Dawson
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Edward Clark
Russia
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
East of Eden (1955)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Andrew Tombes
USA
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Texas (1941)
Jackie Searl
USA
Best movies:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
The Paleface (1948)
The Magnificent Stranger (1967) - a.f.
Anne O'Neal
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Ann Carter
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)