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Birth of the Blues
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Directed by
Victor Schertzinger 
 
Writing credits
Harry Tugend (story)

Harry Tugend  and
Walter DeLeon 

Erwin S. Gelsey  uncredited and
Wilkie C. Mahoney  uncredited

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Bing Crosby ... Jeff Lambert

Mary Martin ... Betty Lou Cobb

Brian Donlevy ... Memphis
Carolyn Lee ... Aunt Phoebe Cobb

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ... Louey (as Rochester)
J. Carrol Naish ... Blackie
Warren Hymer ... Limpy
Horace McMahon ... Wolf (as Horace MacMahon)
Ruby Elzy ... Ruby
Jack Teagarden ... Pepper
Danny Beck ... Deek
Harry Barris ... Suds
Perry Botkin Sr. ... Leo (as Perry Botkin)
Minor Watson ... Henri Lambert
Harry Rosenthal ... Piano Player
Donald Kerr ... Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
Barbara Pepper ... Maizie
Cecil Kellaway ... Granet
Ronnie Cosby ... Jeff as a Boy (as Ronnie Cosbey)
Ted Lewis ... Himself, Ted Lewis (archive footage)

Duke Ellington ... Himself, Duke Ellington (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong ... Louis Armstrong (archive footage)

Tommy Dorsey ... Tommy Dorsey (archive footage)
Jimmy Dorsey ... Himself, Jimmy Dorsey (archive footage)

Benny Goodman ... Himself, Benny Goodman (archive footage)
Paul Whiteman ... Himself, Paul Whiteman (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rose Allen ... Woman in Theater (uncredited)
Roscoe Ates ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Kathryn Bates ... Woman in Theater (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict ... Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)
Nell Craig ... Woman in Theater (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee ... Jake - Thug (uncredited)
Pearl Early ... Woman in Theater (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards ... Dowager in Cafe (uncredited)
Edward Emerson ... Mayor's Son in Cafe (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ... Woman in Theater (uncredited)
John Gallaudet ... Dude in Pool Parlor (uncredited)
Grace Hayle ... Fat Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst ... Headwaiter in Cafe (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ... Boy in Theater (uncredited)
Yvonne Jungquist ... Girl in Illustrated Slides (uncredited)
Alice Keating ... Woman in Theater (uncredited)
Richard Keene ... Stage Manager (uncredited)

Charles Lane ... Wilbur - Theater Manager (uncredited)
Jeni Le Gon ... Black Girl in Jail (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas ... Man Outside of Jail (uncredited)
James T. Mack ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel ... Black Clarinet Player (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller ... Skinny Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Cafe Diner (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland ... Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Joe Ploski ... Dance Extra (uncredited)
Oscar Polk ... Man in Jail (uncredited)
Victor Potel ... Trumpet Player in Beer Garden (uncredited)
Lillian Randolph ... Dancing Woman (uncredited)
Keith Richards ... Man in Illustrated Slides (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Bert Roach ... Fat Man Sleeping in Theater (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff ... One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited)
Hayden Stevenson ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Mary Thomas ... Child in Theater (uncredited)
Bess Wade ... Woman in Theater (uncredited)
Evelyn West ... Woman in Theater (uncredited)
Pat West ... Proprietor of Pool Hall (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman ... Fancy-Pants, Doorman (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson ... Man Outside of Jail (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited)
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Produced by
Monta Bell .... producer
Buddy G. DeSylva .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Robert Emmett Dolan (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
William C. Mellor 
 
Film Editing by
Paul Weatherwax 
 
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier 
Ernst Fegté 
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
 
Makeup Department
Robert Ewing .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Mary Ann Jones .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Leonora Sabine .... hair stylist supervisor (uncredited)
Wally Westmore .... makeup supervisor (uncredited)
 
Production Management
George C. Bertholon .... production manager (uncredited)
Ed Ebele .... production manager (uncredited)
Harold Schwartz .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alvin Ganzer .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Harry Tugend .... assistant director (uncredited)
Hal Walker .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Jim Cottrell .... props (uncredited)
Roy Kreuger .... props (uncredited)
Stephen Seymour .... set dresser (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
John Cope .... sound recordist
Earl S. Hayman .... sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Neal Beckner .... second camera operator (uncredited)
Schuyler A. Sanford .... assistant to second camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gladys Baxter .... wardrobe (uncredited)
M. Cohn .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff .... costume jeweller (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Frank Bracht .... assistant film editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Robert Emmett Dolan .... music supervisor
Robert Emmett Dolan .... musical director
Arthur Franklin .... music advisor
'Pokey' Carriere .... musician: cornet double for Brian Donlevy (uncredited)
Joe Glover .... music arranger: dixieland (uncredited)
John Leipold .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Danny Polo .... musician: clarinet double for Bing Crosby (uncredited)
Walter Scharf .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jerry Donovan .... stand-in (uncredited)
Eda Edson .... dialogue coach (uncredited)
Eleanor Edwards .... secretary (uncredited)
Byron Fitzpatrick .... stand-in (uncredited)
Lee Frederic .... screenplay clerk (uncredited)
Bill Hurley .... livestock supervisor (uncredited)
Bert Lawrence .... comedy gags (uncredited)
Leo Lynn .... stand-in (uncredited)
Eddie Prinz .... dance director (uncredited)
James Vincent .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Dan Wyler .... stand-in (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete

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