About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 7, 1941
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →B
Bing Crosby
Jeff Lambert
M
Mary Martin
Betty Lou Cobb
B
Brian Donlevy
Memphis
C
Carolyn Lee
Aunt Phoebe Cobb
E
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Louey
J
J. Carrol Naish
Blackie
W
Warren Hymer
Limpy
H
Horace McMahon
Wolf
R
Ruby Elzy
Ruby
J
Jack Teagarden
Pepper
D
Danny Beck
Deek
H
Harry Barris
Suds
P
Perry Botkin Sr.
Leo
M
Minor Watson
Henri Lambert
H
Harry Rosenthal
Piano Player
D
Donald Kerr
Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
B
Barbara Pepper
Maizie
C
Cecil Kellaway
Granet
R
Ronnie Cosby
Jeff as a Boy
T
Ted Lewis
Self (archive footage)
