Birth of the Blues
Trailer
1941
1h 27m
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. Birth of the Blues featuring Bing Crosby and Mary Martin is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates..
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United States
More Information on Birth of the Blues
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. Birth of the Blues featuring Bing Crosby and Mary Martin is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates..
Director
Victor Schertzinger
Jeff Lambert
Bing Crosby
Betty Lou Cobb
Mary Martin
Memphis
Brian Donlevy
Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Carolyn Lee
Blackie
J. Carrol Naish
Limpy
Warren Hymer
Wolf
Horace McMahon
Ruby
Ruby Elzy
Pepper
Jack Teagarden
Deek
Danny Beck
Suds
Harry Barris
Henri Lambert
Minor Watson
Piano Player
Harry Rosenthal
Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
Donald Kerr
Maizie
Barbara Pepper
Granet
Cecil Kellaway
Jeff as a Boy
Ronnie Cosby
Himself, Ted Lewis (archive footage)
Ted Lewis
Himself, Duke Ellington (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
Monta Bell
Writer
Walter DeLeon
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