1941
- Music
Birth of the Blues
Strike up the band ! * here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
Runtime
1h 27m
Countries
- US
- United States
Languages
- en
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.
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StatusReleased
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Release dateNov. 7, 1941
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Original LanguageEnglish
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Production Companies
- Paramount