Directed by:
Victor SchertzingerCinematography:
William C. MellorComposer:
Robert Emmett DolanCast:
Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, J. Carrol Naish, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Minor Watson (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Bing Crosby
USA
Best movies:
The Country Girl (1954)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Mary Martin
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
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Brian Donlevy
Ireland
Best movies:
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Union Pacific (1939)
Carolyn Lee
USA
Best movies:
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Love Is News (1937)
Jezebel (1938)
J. Carrol Naish
USA
Best movies:
Captain Blood (1935)
Beau Geste (1939)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Warren Hymer
USA
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20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
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Horace McMahon
USA
Best movies:
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Birth of the Blues (1941)
Minor Watson
USA
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Gentleman Jim (1942)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Harry Rosenthal
USA
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The Big Clock (1948)
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Donald Kerr
USA
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Barbara Pepper
USA
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Cecil Kellaway
South Africa
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Wuthering Heights (1939)
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Duke Ellington
USA
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Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Louis Armstrong
USA
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Tommy Dorsey
USA
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Jimmy Dorsey
USA
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Benny Goodman
USA
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A Song Is Born (1948)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
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Paul Whiteman
USA
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
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Roscoe Ates
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
City Girl (1930)
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