Birth of the Blues
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
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DVD-R Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 26 minutes
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: October 1, 2019
- Originally Released: 1941
- Label: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Bing Crosby, Mary Martin & Brian Donlevy | |
Performer: | Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, J. Carrol Naish, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Ruby Elzy, Jack Teagarden, Harry Barris, Minor Watson, Barbara Pepper & Cecil Kellaway | |
Directed by | Victor Schertzinger | |
Edited by | Paul Weatherwax | |
Screenplay by | Harry Tugend & Walter DeLeon | |
Art Direction by | Hans Dreier & Ernst Fegté | |
Story by | Harry Tugend | |
Produced by | Monta Bell | |
Director of Photography: | William C. Mellor |
Entertainment Reviews:
67%
AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 54
A remarkable Bing Crosby vehicle that pays heartfelt homage to the creators and innovators of jazz... It seems almost like the first rock 'n roll movie...
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
Rating: 4/5 --
Dated, full of politically incorrect racial edges, but fun musically with Crosby starring.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Description by OLDIES.com:
As a child, Jeff Lambert (Bing Crosby) hangs out in New Orleans' Basin Street, playing hot swing on his clarinet instead of the classics his father prefers. He's inspired by an African-American group there and, some years later, sets out to form a jazz band of his own. With cornetist Memphis (Brian Donlevy), singer Betty Lou Cobb (Mary Martin) and trombonist Jack Teagarden, he's on his way.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 25,667
- UPC: 191329031704
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 1 item