Birth of the Blues
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.
Year: 1941
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, J. Carrol Naish
Crew: Buddy G. DeSylva (Producer), Ernst Fegté (Art Direction), Hans Dreier (Art Direction), Paul Weatherwax (Editor), Edith Head (Costume Design), Harry Tugend (Story)
Runtime: 87 minutes
Release: Nov 07, 1941
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 10 users
Popularity: 3
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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