Movie Description
Birth of the Blues
(1941)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Victor Schertzinger
- Producer : Buddy G. DeSylva,Monta Bell
- Writer : Walter DeLeon
- Editor : Paul Weatherwax
- Cast : Bing Crosby,Mary Martin,Brian Donlevy,Carolyn Lee,Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson,J. Carrol Naish,Warren Hymer,Horace McMahon,Ruby Elzy,Jack Teagarden,Danny Beck,Harry Barris,Perry Botkin Sr.,Minor Watson,Harry Rosenthal,Donald Kerr,Barbara Pepper,Cecil Kellaway,Ronnie Cosby,Ted Lewis,Duke Ellington,Louis Armstrong,Tommy Dorsey,Jimmy Dorsey,Benny Goodman,Paul Whiteman,Roscoe Ates,Charles Lane,Mantan Moreland
Cast
Jeff Lambert
Betty Lou Cobb
Memphis
Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Blackie
Limpy
Wolf
Ruby
Pepper
Deek
Suds
Leo
Henri Lambert
Piano Player
Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
Maizie
Granet
Jeff as a Boy
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleBirth of the Blues
Status Released
Release Information
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1941-11-07
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 26m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures
Genres
- Music
- Romance
