Birth of the Blues [Blu-ray]

Blu-ray · 1941

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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.

Director

Victor Schertzinger

Cast

Bing Crosby,Mary Martin,Brian Donlevy,Louis Armstrong,Duke Ellington,Benny Goodman

Runtime

87 min

IMDb

6.3

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