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Poster for Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues (1941)

NR ★ 6.2/10 86 min Music, Romance United States English
Story by: Harry Tugend
Writer: Walter DeLeon
Streaming: Not available
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !

Description

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.

Top 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

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