Birth of the Blues (1941)

  • NR
  • 11/07/1941 (US)
  • Music, Romance
  • 1h 27m

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.

Victor Schertzinger

Director

Harry Tugend

Story

Walter DeLeon

Writer

Cast

Bing Crosby's headshot

Bing Crosby

Jeff Lambert
Mary Martin's headshot

Mary Martin

Betty Lou Cobb
Brian Donlevy's headshot

Brian Donlevy

Memphis
Carolyn Lee's headshot

Carolyn Lee

Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson's headshot

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Louey
J. Carrol Naish's headshot

J. Carrol Naish

Blackie
Warren Hymer's headshot

Warren Hymer

Limpy
Horace McMahon's headshot

Horace McMahon

Wolf

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