Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues (1941)

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Cast 29

  1. Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby

    Jeff Lambert

  2. Mary Martin

    Mary Martin

    Betty Lou Cobb

  3. Brian Donlevy

    Brian Donlevy

    Memphis

  4. Carolyn Lee

    Carolyn Lee

    Aunt Phoebe Cobb

  5. Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
  6. J. Carrol Naish

    J. Carrol Naish

    Blackie

  7. Warren Hymer

    Warren Hymer

    Limpy

  8. Horace McMahon
  9. Ruby Elzy

    Ruby Elzy

    Ruby

  11. Danny Beck

    Deek

  12. Harry Barris
  14. Minor Watson

    Minor Watson

    Henri Lambert

  15. Harry Rosenthal

    Piano Player

  16. Donald Kerr

    Donald Kerr

    Skeeter, Barbershop Musician

  17. Barbara Pepper
  18. Cecil Kellaway
  19. Ronnie Cosby

    Ronnie Cosby

    Jeff as a Boy

  20. Ted Lewis

    Ted Lewis

    Self (archive footage)

  21. Duke Ellington

    Duke Ellington

    Self (archive footage)

  22. Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong

    Self (archive footage)

  23. Tommy Dorsey

    Tommy Dorsey

    Self (archive footage)

  24. Jimmy Dorsey

    Jimmy Dorsey

    Self (archive footage)

  25. Benny Goodman

    Benny Goodman

    Self (archive footage)

  26. Paul Whiteman

    Paul Whiteman

    Self (archive footage)

  27. Roscoe Ates

    Roscoe Ates

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

  28. Charles Lane

    Charles Lane

    Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

  29. Mantan Moreland

    Mantan Moreland

    Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Crew 11

Art

  1.

    Ernst Fegté

    Art Direction

  2. Hans Dreier

    Art Direction

Camera

  1. William C. Mellor

    William C. Mellor

    Director of Photography

Costume & Makeup

  1. Edith Head

    Edith Head

    Costume Design

Directing

  1. Victor Schertzinger

Editing

  1.

Production

  1.

    Buddy G. DeSylva

    Producer

  2. Monta Bell

    Producer

Sound

  1.

Writing

  1.

    Harry Tugend

    Story

  2. Walter DeLeon

    Writer

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