Birth of the Blues
"Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !"
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.
About Birth of the Blues (1941)
Birth of the Blues (1941) is a music and romance movie produced by Paramount Pictures in United States of America. It was directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Walter DeLeon. On screen you will see Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee and Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson. With a runtime of 1h 26m, the film averages 6.2/10 across 12 TMDB ratings.
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