Birth of the Blues
# Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1941-11-07
β Running Time:
87 mins
β Vote Average:
5.3
Beloved Cast
Jeff Lambert
Bing Crosby
Betty Lou Cobb
Mary Martin
Memphis
Brian Donlevy
Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Carolyn Lee
Louey
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Blackie
J. Carrol Naish
Limpy
Warren Hymer
Wolf
Horace McMahon
Ruby
Ruby Elzy
Pepper
Jack Teagarden
Deek
Danny Beck
Suds
Harry Barris
Leo
Perry Botkin Sr.
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
Self (archive footage)
Ted Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Tommy Dorsey
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Dorsey
Self (archive footage)
Benny Goodman
Self (archive footage)
Paul Whiteman
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Roscoe Ates
Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland
