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Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 7, 1941

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Music, Romance

User Score

53%

Original Title

Birth of the Blues

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Victor Schertzinger

Description

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.