Birth of the Blues (1941)

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Country: USA
Genres: History, Music, Romance
Release: 1941-11-07
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Writers: Harry Tugend , Walter DeLeon
Language: English
Stars: Bing Crosby (1903–1977) , Mary Martin , Brian Donlevy , Carolyn Lee , Eddie ‘Rochester’ Anderson (1905–1977) , J. Carrol Naish , Warren Hymer , Horace McMahon , Ruby Elzy , Jack Teagarden
Runtime: 87 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total
AKA: Birth of the Blues , Swingens födelse (Sweden) , A blues születése (Hungary) , Oi tragoudistai tis jazz (Greece) , Sinfonia Bárbara (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , El nacimiento del Blues (Sabroso y Picante) (Spain) , Birth of the Blues (United Kingdom) , Kiihoittavaa rytmiä (Finland) , Sinfonia Bárbara (Brazil) , Οι τραγουδισταί της τζαζ (Greece) , Sabroso y picante (Argentina) , Birth of the Blues (United States of America) , ブルースの誕生 (Japan)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0033396