Birth of the Blues (1941)
- 6.4
- 80 mins
- Musical
Storyline
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.—Lisa Grable
Plot Keywords
jazz, new orleans louisiana, african american, murder, musician, movie theater
Short Review
Dated, full of politically incorrect racial edges, but fun musically with Crosby starring.
Trailer
Streaming Service
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