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Birth of the Blues(1941)
Status: Released
Date: 1941-11-07
53%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Birth of the Blues
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bing Crosby
Jeff Lambert
Mary Martin
Betty Lou Cobb
Brian Donlevy
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Carolyn Lee
Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
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Warren Hymer
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