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Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues (1941)Cast and Crew

Movie"Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !"

Cast

B
Bing Crosby
as Jeff Lambert
M
Mary Martin
as Betty Lou Cobb
B
Brian Donlevy
as Memphis
C
Carolyn Lee
as Aunt Phoebe Cobb
E
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Louey
J
J. Carrol Naish
as Blackie
W
Warren Hymer
as Limpy
H
Horace McMahon
as Wolf
R
Ruby Elzy
as Ruby
J
Jack Teagarden
as Pepper
D
Danny Beck
as Deek
H
Harry Barris
as Suds
P
Perry Botkin Sr.
as Leo
M
Minor Watson
as Henri Lambert
H
Harry Rosenthal
as Piano Player
D
Donald Kerr
as Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
B
Barbara Pepper
as Maizie
C
Cecil Kellaway
as Granet
R
Ronnie Cosby
as Jeff as a Boy
T
Ted Lewis
as Self (archive footage)
D
Duke Ellington
as Self (archive footage)
L
Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
T
Tommy Dorsey
as Self (archive footage)
J
Jimmy Dorsey
as Self (archive footage)
B
Benny Goodman
as Self (archive footage)
P
Paul Whiteman
as Self (archive footage)
R
Roscoe Ates
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
C
Charles Lane
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
M
Mantan Moreland
as Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Crew

V
Victor Schertzinger
Director
H
Harry Tugend
Story
W
Walter DeLeon
Writer
M
Monta Bell
Producer
B
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
R
Robert Emmett Dolan
Music
P
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
H
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
E
Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
E
Edith Head
Costume Design
W
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography