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Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

IMDB:

6.0
Birth of the Blues

Released

11/7/1941

Duration

1h 26m

Genre

Music, Romance

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy

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.

Cast

Bing Crosby

Jeff Lambert

Bing Crosby

Mary Martin

Betty Lou Cobb

Mary Martin

Brian Donlevy

Memphis

Brian Donlevy

Carolyn Lee

Aunt Phoebe Cobb

Carolyn Lee

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Louey

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

J. Carrol Naish

Blackie

J. Carrol Naish

Warren Hymer

Limpy

Warren Hymer

Horace McMahon

Wolf

Horace McMahon

Ruby Elzy

Ruby

Ruby Elzy

Jack Teagarden

Pepper

Jack Teagarden

Danny Beck

Deek

Danny Beck

Harry Barris

Suds

Harry Barris

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