About the film
jazz new orleans, louisiana scat singing
Birth of the Blues
Release Date: November 07, 1941
| Year | : | 1941 |
| Slogan | : | «Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !» |
| Genres | : | Music, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | Paramount |
| Director | : | Victor Schertzinger |
| Producers | : | Buddy G. DeSylva, Monta Bell |
| Writers | : | Harry Tugend, Walter DeLeon |
| RunTime | : | 87 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Bing Crosby
Character : Jeff Lambert
Mary Martin
Character : Betty Lou Cobb
Brian Donlevy
Character : Memphis
Carolyn Lee
Character : Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Character : Louey
J. Carrol Naish
Character : Blackie
Warren Hymer
Character : Limpy
Horace McMahon
Character : Wolf
Ruby Elzy
Character : Ruby
Jack Teagarden
Character : Pepper
Danny Beck
Character : Deek
Harry Barris
Character : Suds
Perry Botkin Sr.
Character : Leo
Minor Watson
Character : Henri Lambert
Harry Rosenthal
Character : Piano Player
Donald Kerr
Character : Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
Barbara Pepper
Character : Maizie
Cecil Kellaway
Character : Granet
Ronnie Cosby
Character : Jeff as a Boy
Ted Lewis
Character : Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Character : Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Character : Self (archive footage)
Tommy Dorsey
Character : Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Dorsey
Character : Self (archive footage)
Benny Goodman
Character : Self (archive footage)
Paul Whiteman
Character : Self (archive footage)
Roscoe Ates
Character : Cab Driver (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Character : Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland
Character : Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)
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