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Birth of the Blues (1941)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. ... See full summary » Director:Victor Schertzinger |
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Jeff Lambert
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Betty Lou Cobb
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Aunt Phoebe Cobb
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Blackie
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Limpy
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Wolf
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Ruby
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Pepper
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Deek
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Perry Botkin Sr. | ... |
Leo
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Henri Lambert
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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. Written by Lisa Grable <grable@unity.ncsu.edu>
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Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 November 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sinfonia Bárbara See more »Box Office
Budget:
$857,283 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Ernie Burnett
Lyrics by George A. Norton
Sung by Bing Crosby
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Though the movie is in black and white, in one scene, when Bing Crosby is singing "Shine On Harvest Moon" in a movie theater, a slide show being projected behind him is in full color, though Bing is still in black and white. See more »Soundtracks
"My Melancholy Baby"(uncredited)
Music by Ernie Burnett
Lyrics by George A. Norton
Sung by Bing Crosby
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Another of Der Bingle favorites with Mary Martin; wow, how I loved her; her heart really sang to Daddy. I haven't seen it for some years, but I do have it on VHS which I recorded. I have over 1000 recorded VHS movies all in the garage, so now that I am retired, I have time to look at some now and then. This also has Crosby singing with Louis Armstrong.