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Birth of the Blues

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

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.

Release Date : 1941-11-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jeff Lambert

Original Name : Bing Crosby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Betty Lou Cobb

Original Name : Mary Martin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Memphis

Original Name : Brian Donlevy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aunt Phoebe Cobb

Original Name : Carolyn Lee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Louey

Original Name : Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blackie

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Limpy

Original Name : Warren Hymer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wolf

Original Name : Horace McMahon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruby

Original Name : Ruby Elzy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pepper

Original Name : Jack Teagarden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deek

Original Name : Danny Beck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suds

Original Name : Harry Barris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leo

Original Name : Perry Botkin Sr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henri Lambert

Original Name : Minor Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Piano Player

Original Name : Harry Rosenthal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skeeter, Barbershop Musician

Original Name : Donald Kerr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maizie

Original Name : Barbara Pepper

Gender : Female

Character Name : Granet

Original Name : Cecil Kellaway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeff as a Boy

Original Name : Ronnie Cosby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Ted Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Duke Ellington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Louis Armstrong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Tommy Dorsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Jimmy Dorsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Benny Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Paul Whiteman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Roscoe Ates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Mantan Moreland

Gender : Male

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