Birth of the Blues poster

Birth of the Blues

Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !

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.

Genres: Music, Romance

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 87 minutes

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Bing Crosby

Played Jeff Lambert

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Mary Martin

Played Betty Lou Cobb

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Brian Donlevy

Played Memphis

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Carolyn Lee

Played Aunt Phoebe Cobb

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Played Louey

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J. Carrol Naish

Played Blackie

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Warren Hymer

Played Limpy

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Horace McMahon

Played Wolf

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Ruby Elzy

Played Ruby

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Jack Teagarden

Played Pepper

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Danny Beck

Played Deek

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Harry Barris

Played Suds

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Perry Botkin Sr.

Played Leo

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Minor Watson

Played Henri Lambert

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Harry Rosenthal

Played Piano Player

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Donald Kerr

Played Skeeter, Barbershop Musician

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Barbara Pepper

Played Maizie

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Cecil Kellaway

Played Granet

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Ronnie Cosby

Played Jeff as a Boy

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Ted Lewis

Played Self (archive footage)

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Duke Ellington

Played Self (archive footage)

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Louis Armstrong

Played Self (archive footage)

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Tommy Dorsey

Played Self (archive footage)

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Jimmy Dorsey

Played Self (archive footage)

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Benny Goodman

Played Self (archive footage)

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Paul Whiteman

Played Self (archive footage)

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Roscoe Ates

Played Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Charles Lane

Played Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

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Mantan Moreland

Played Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)

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