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Birth of the Blues

Year:

1941

Duration:

87 min

Genres:

Music

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

Victor Schertzinger

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1941-11-07

Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Brian Donlevy

Bing Crosby

Jeff Lambert

Mary Martin

Betty Lou Cobb

Carolyn Lee

Aunt Phoebe Cobb

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Louey (as Rochester)

J. Carrol Naish

Blackie

Warren Hymer

Limpy

Horace McMahon

Wolf (as Horace MacMahon)

Ruby Elzy

Ruby

Jack Teagarden

Pepper

Danny Beck

Deek

Harry Barris

Suds

Perry Botkin Sr.

Leo (as Perry Botkin)

Minor Watson

Henri Lambert

Harry Rosenthal

Piano Player

Donald Kerr

Skeeter, Barbershop Musician

Barbara Pepper

Maizie

Cecil Kellaway

Granet

Ronnie Cosby

Jeff as a Boy (as Ronnie Cosbey)

Ted Lewis

Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong

Tommy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Benny Goodman

Paul Whiteman

Rose Allen

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Roscoe Ates

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Kathryn Bates

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)

Nell Craig

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

Jake - Thug (uncredited)

Pearl Early

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Dowager in Cafe (uncredited)

Edward Emerson

Mayor's Son in Cafe (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

John Gallaudet

Dude in Pool Parlor (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

Fat Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

Brandon Hurst

Headwaiter in Cafe (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Theater (uncredited)

Yvonne Jungquist

Girl in Illustrated Slides (uncredited)

Alice Keating

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Richard Keene

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Wilbur - Theater Manager

Jeni Le Gon

Black Girl in Jail (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

Man Outside of Jail (uncredited)

James T. Mack

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Black Clarinet Player (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller

Skinny Man in Cafe (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Cafe Diner (uncredited)

Mantan Moreland

Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

Dance Extra (uncredited)

Oscar Polk

Man in Jail (uncredited)

Victor Potel

Trumpet Player in Beer Garden (uncredited)

Lillian Randolph

Dancing Woman (uncredited)

Keith Richards

Man in Illustrated Slides (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Fat Man Sleeping in Theater (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited)

Hayden Stevenson

Stagehand (uncredited)

Mary Thomas

Child in Theater (uncredited)

Bess Wade

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Evelyn West

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Pat West

Proprietor of Pool Hall (uncredited)

Ernest Whitman

Fancy-Pants, Doorman (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Man Outside of Jail (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 13, 1943 with Bing Crosby reprising his film role.