Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

1941
1h 26m
6.0

6.0/10

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Music Romance

"Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !"

Overview

Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. They struggle to get their jazz music accepted by the cafe society of the city. Betty Lou joins their band as a singer and gets Louie to show her how to do scat singing. Memphis and Jeff both fall in love with Betty Lou.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

jazz new orleans, louisiana scat singing

Quick Facts

Release Date November 7, 1941
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0033396

Cast

Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

Jeff Lambert

Mary Martin
Mary Martin

Betty Lou Cobb

Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy

Memphis

Carolyn Lee
Carolyn Lee

Aunt Phoebe Cobb

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Louey

J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish

Blackie

Warren Hymer
Warren Hymer

Limpy

Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon

Wolf

Ruby Elzy
Ruby Elzy

Ruby

Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden

Pepper

Danny Beck
Danny Beck

Deek

Harry Barris
Harry Barris

Suds

Key Crew

Victor Schertzinger
Director
Walter DeLeon
Writer
Monta Bell
Producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer