(Birth of the Blues)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Music,

Romance

Runtime:

86 minutes

Year:

1941

Directors:

Victor Schertzinger

Production companies:

Paramount Pictures

Actors:

Jeff Lambert

Betty Lou Cobb

Memphis

Aunt Phoebe Cobb

Louey

Crews:

Producer

Art Direction

Art Direction

Editor

Costume Design