Birth of the Blues
"Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !"
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Bing Crosby , Mary Martin , Brian Donlevy , Carolyn Lee , Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson , J. Carrol Naish , Warren Hymer , Horace McMahon
- Director: Victor Schertzinger
