Birth of the Blues (1941)
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Subtitles for: Birth of the Blues (1941)
"Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !"
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.
| Rate | ★ 6.1/10 (11 votes) |
| Genre | Music Romance |
| Duration | 1h 26m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 07 Nov 1941 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Victor Schertzinger |
| Keywords | jazz new orleans, louisiana scat singing |
| IMDb | tt0033396 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
