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Tommy Dorsey

Date of birth: 1905-11-19

Place of birth: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey Jr., Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr.

Tommy Dorsey

Biography

Movie Credits

Girl Crazy
2.7

Girl Crazy

1943-11-26

Rich kid Danny Churchill has a taste for wine, women and song, but not for higher education. So his

The Fabulous Dorseys
3

The Fabulous Dorseys

1947-02-26

The story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey from their boyhood in Pennsylvania through their rise, their bre

Du Barry Was a Lady
3.2

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943-08-13

Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a p

A Song Is Born
3.2

A Song Is Born

1948-10-19

The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to hav

Broadway Rhythm
2.8

Broadway Rhythm

1944-01-19

Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his sister, f

Birth of the Blues
3

Birth of the Blues

1941-11-07

Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts

I Dood It
2.1

I Dood It

1943-09-01

Constance Shaw, a Broadway dance star, and Joseph Rivington Reynolds, a keen fan of hers, marry afte

Swing Fever
2.5

Swing Fever

1943-11-01

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

Las Vegas Nights
2.8

Las Vegas Nights

1941-03-28

A vaudeville act inherits an old, beat-up building and decides to try to turn it into a hip new nigh

Ship Ahoy
3

Ship Ahoy

1942-04-16

Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a protot

This Is Elvis
3.5

This Is Elvis

1981-04-03

Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is com

Disc Jockey
0

Disc Jockey

1951-09-30

National DJs help a promoter make an unknown girl a star, to prove the power of radio over TV.

A Night in a Dormitory
2.3

A Night in a Dormitory

1930-01-05

The adventures of a schoolgirl in a nightclub as related by her to her dormitory sisters.

That's Entertainment, Part II
3.5

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976-05-16

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi

The Great Morgan
2.8

The Great Morgan

1945-01-01

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by

Presenting Lily Mars
3.1

Presenting Lily Mars

1943-04-29

Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role bu

Thrill of a Romance
3.1

Thrill of a Romance

1945-05-23

A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business mee

Swing Fever
2.5

Swing Fever

1943-11-01

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.