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Birth of the Blues
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Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
1941
1h27m
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Romance
Overview: 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.
Status: Released
Release date: November 7, 1941
Countries of origin: United States of America,
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Production company:
- Paramount Pictures
Top Cast
Bing Crosby
as Jeff Lambert
Mary Martin
as Betty Lou Cobb
Brian Donlevy
as Memphis
Carolyn Lee
as Aunt Phoebe Cob...
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Louey
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