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Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues (1941)

Music

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.

Updated May 23 2020

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Runtime: 87 mins Rating: 5.3 Tag Line: Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !

Cast

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Himself, Duke Ellington (archive footage)

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Jeff Lambert

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Wilbur - Theater Manager (uncredited)

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Granet

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Henri Lambert

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Blackie

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Memphis

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Crew

Harry Tugend

Harry Tugend

Story

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume Design

Hans Dreier

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Buddy G. DeSylva

Buddy G. DeSylva

Producer

William C. Mellor

William C. Mellor

Director of Photography

Robert Emmett Dolan

Robert Emmett Dolan

Music

Paul Weatherwax

Paul Weatherwax

Editor

Ernst Fegté

Ernst Fegté

Art Direction

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