Birth of the Blues

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 7, 1941

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Paramount,Paramount Pictures

Cast

Bing Crosby,Mary Martin,Brian Donlevy,Carolyn Lee,Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson,J. Carrol Naish,Warren Hymer,Horace McMahon,Ruby Elzy,Jack Teagardenand 19 more

Director

Victor Schertzinger

Writer

Harry Tugend,Walter DeLeon

Producer

Buddy G. DeSylva,Monta Bell

Cinematography

William C. Mellor

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0033396