Birth of the Blues
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
1941-11-07
United States of America
87 minutes.
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.
Year 1941
Studio Paramount Pictures
Director Victor Schertzinger
Crew Victor Schertzinger (Director), Harry Tugend (Story), Walter DeLeon (Writer), Monta Bell (Producer), Buddy G. DeSylva (Producer), Robert Emmett Dolan (Music)
Popularity 1
Language English
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