Birth of the Blues
Rating: 6.1 · 1941 · Music, Romance · USA · 1 ч 26 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1941
- Genre
- Music, Romance
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 1 ч 26 мин
- TMDB
- 6.1
- IMDb
- 6.1
- Tagline
- Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
Director
Cast
- Bing Crosby — Jeff Lambert
- Mary Martin — Betty Lou Cobb
- Brian Donlevy — Memphis
- Carolyn Lee — Aunt Phoebe Cobb
- Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson — Louey
- J. Carrol Naish — Blackie
- Warren Hymer — Limpy
- Horace McMahon — Wolf
- Ruby Elzy — Ruby
- Jack Teagarden — Pepper
- Danny Beck — Deek
- Harry Barris — Suds
- Perry Botkin Sr. — Leo
- Minor Watson — Henri Lambert
- Harry Rosenthal — Piano Player
- Donald Kerr — Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
- Barbara Pepper — Maizie
- Cecil Kellaway — Granet
- Ronnie Cosby — Jeff as a Boy
- Ted Lewis — Self (archive footage)