Birth of the Blues1941
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
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Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, J. Carrol Naish, Warren Hymer, Minor Watson, Barbara Pepper, Cecil Kellaway, Ted Lewis, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Paul Whiteman, Roscoe Ates
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Theatrical – 86 Minutes
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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.
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