Birth of the Blues

Nov 7, 1941

1h 27m

★ 5.5

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.

Genres

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Birth of the Blues Trailers

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Cast

Jeff Lambert

Bing Crosby

Betty Lou Cobb

Mary Martin

Memphis

Brian Donlevy

Aunt Phoebe Cobb

Carolyn Lee

Louey

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Blackie

J. Carrol Naish

Limpy

Warren Hymer

Wolf

Horace McMahon

Ruby

Ruby Elzy

Pepper

Jack Teagarden

Deek

Danny Beck

Suds

Harry Barris

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