Watch Streaming Birth of the Blues (1941) : Online Movies 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. | ||
Release Date | : | Nov 07, 1941 |
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Genres | : | Music, Romance |
Production Company | : | Paramount Pictures |
Production Countries | : | United States of America |
Casts | : | Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, J. Carrol Naish, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Ruby Elzy, Jack Teagarden, Danny Beck |
Plot Keywords | : | jazz, new orleans, louisiana, scat singing |
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