Birth of the Blues
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
1941 | 87m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Victor Schertzinger |
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| Writer: | Harry Tugend, Walter DeLeon |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 07, 1941 |
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| Director: | Victor Schertzinger |
| Writer: | Harry Tugend, Walter DeLeon |
| Genres: | Romance, Music |
| Keywords | jazz, new orleans, louisiana, scat singing |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 | Self (archive footage) |
| Roscoe Ates | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Charles Lane | Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| Mantan Moreland | Black Trumpet Player (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Victor Schertzinger | Director |
| Harry Tugend | Story |
| Walter DeLeon | Writer |
| Robert Emmett Dolan | Music |
| Paul Weatherwax | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Ernst Fegté | Art Direction |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| William C. Mellor | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Monta Bell | Producer |
| Buddy G. DeSylva | Producer |
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