Birth of the Blues [96700] Released: 1941-11-07 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 87 mins Popularity: 0.5581 Vote Average: 5.5 Vote Count: 8 Overview: 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. Cast [29] Bing CrosbyJeff Lambert Mary MartinBetty Lou Cobb Brian DonlevyMemphis Carolyn LeeAunt Phoebe Cobb Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonLouey J. Carrol NaishBlackie Warren HymerLimpy Horace McMahonWolf Ruby ElzyRuby Jack TeagardenPepper Danny BeckDeek Harry BarrisSuds Perry Botkin Sr.Leo Minor WatsonHenri Lambert Harry RosenthalPiano Player Donald KerrSkeeter, Barbershop Barbara PepperMaizie Cecil KellawayGranet Ronnie CosbyJeff as a Boy Ted LewisSelf Duke EllingtonSelf Louis ArmstrongSelf Tommy DorseySelf Jimmy DorseySelf Benny GoodmanSelf Paul WhitemanSelf Roscoe AtesCab Driver Charles LaneWilbur - Bijou Theat Mantan MorelandBlack Trumpet Player Trailers