Birth of the Blues (Movie)
1941 / Director: Victor Schertzinger / Avg Rating: 5.4 out of 10
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.
- Cabin in the Sky (1943) (Movie) (4)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Louis Armstrong...The Trumpeter
Mantan Moreland...First Idea Man
Duke Ellington...Duke Ellington - Rhythm on the River (1940) (Movie) (4)
Bing Crosby...Bob Sommers
Mary Martin...Cherry Lane
Charles Lane...Bernard Schwartz
Harry Barris...Bass Sax player - Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) (Movie) (4)
Bing Crosby...Bing Crosby
Mary Martin...Mary Martin
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rochester
Cecil Kellaway...Cecil Kellaway (uncredited) - Swing Fever (1943) (Movie) (4)
Tommy Dorsey...Himself
Mantan Moreland...Woody
Tommy Dorsey...Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland...Woody, Nick's Valet (uncredited) - That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (Movie) (4)
Bing Crosby...(archive footage)
Louis Armstrong...(archive footage)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...(archive footage)
Tommy Dorsey...(archive footage)
- 36 Hours to Kill (1936) (Movie) (3)
Brian Donlevy...Frank Evers
Warren Hymer...Hazy
Charles Lane...Lawyer Rickert - A Song Is Born (1948) (Movie) (3)
Benny Goodman...Professor Magenbruch
Tommy Dorsey...Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong...Louis Armstrong - Atlantic City (1944) (Movie) (3)
Paul Whiteman...Himself
Louis Armstrong...HimselfDonald Kerr...Oakes - Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014) (Movie) (3)
Bing Crosby...Himself
Louis Armstrong...Himself
Mary Martin...
- Buy Me That Town (1941) (Movie) (3)
Warren Hymer...Crusher Howard
Horace McMahon...Fingers Flint
Charles Lane...J. Montague Gainsborough - Confidential (1935) (Movie) (3)
Warren Hymer...Terence 'Midget' Regan
J. Carrol Naish...'Lefty' TateDonald Kerr...Reporter - Here Come the Waves (1944) (Movie) (3)
Bing Crosby...Johnny Cabot
Harry Barris...Bandleader (uncredited)
Minor Watson...Superior Officer (uncredited) - Here Comes the Groom (1951) (Movie) (3)
Bing Crosby...Peter 'Pete' Garvey
Charles Lane...Ralph Burchard
Louis Armstrong...Himself
- James Stewart's Wonderful Life (1988) (Movie) (3)
Brian Donlevy...(archive footage)
Warren Hymer...(archive footage)
Minor Watson...(archive footage)
- Jazz Ball (1956) (Movie) (3)
Duke Ellington...Himself
Louis Armstrong...Himself
Jimmy Dorsey...Himself - Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) (Movie) (3)
Mary Martin...Cindy Lou Bethany
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...George
Minor Watson...Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
- My Woman (1933) (Movie) (3)
Charles Lane...Conn
Warren Hymer...Al, Butler (Uncredited)Donald Kerr...Party Guest (Uncredited)
- New York Town (1941) (Movie) (3)
Mary Martin...Alexandra Curtis
Cecil Kellaway...Shipboard Host
Charles Lane...Census Taker (uncredited)
- Show-Business at War (1943) (Movie) (3)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Self
Louis Armstrong...Self
Bing Crosby...Self
- The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) (Movie) (3)
Tommy Dorsey...Tommy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey...Jimmy Dorsey
Paul Whiteman...Paul Whiteman
- The Fleet's In (1942) (Movie) (3)
Jimmy Dorsey...Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Harry Barris...Pee WeeDonald Kerr...Sailor Herb
- A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Himself
Mary Martin...Herself
- A Gentleman at Heart (1942) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...Gigi
Charles Lane...Holloway
- A Southern Yankee (1948) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Kurt Devlynn
Minor Watson...Gen. Watkins
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Tramp
Charles Lane...Doctor
- Always Together (1947) (Movie) (2)
Cecil Kellaway...Jonathan TurnerDonald Kerr...Cab Driver (uncredited)
- And the Angels Sing (1944) (Movie) (2)
Harry Barris...SaxyDonald Kerr...Mickey
- Appointment for Love (1941) (Movie) (2)
Cecil Kellaway...O'Leary
Charles Lane...Smith (uncredited)
- Bachelor Mother (1939) (Movie) (2)
Horace McMahon...Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper...Dance-Hall Hostess (uncredited) - Bad Guy (1937) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...'Shorty'
Charles Lane...Attorney
- Beau Geste (1939) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Sergeant Markoff
J. Carrol Naish...Rasinoff
- Belle of the Nineties (1934) (Movie) (2)
Duke Ellington...Piano Player
Warren Hymer...St. Louis fighter
- Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing (1993) (Movie) (2)
Benny Goodman...Himself
Louis Armstrong...Himself
- Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials (2010) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Himself
Mary Martin...Herself
- Born Reckless (1937) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Bob Kane
Charles Lane...Barnes's lawyer
- Boy Friend (1939) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Greenberg
Minor Watson...Capt. Duffy
- Broadway Rhythm (1944) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Eddie
Tommy Dorsey...Tommy Dorsey
- Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) (Movie) (2)
Ronnie Cosby...Little Boy
Charles Lane...Columnist #2 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...(archive footage)
Benny Goodman...(archive footage)
- Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rochester
Charles Lane...Charlie Graham
- Central Airport (1933) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
J. Carrol Naish...Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
- Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Dutch
Charles Lane...Charlie's Doctor
- Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2021) (Movie) (2)
Duke Ellington...himself
Benny Goodman...himself
- Chasing Trouble (1940) (Movie) (2)
Mantan Moreland...Thomas H. JeffersonDonald Kerr...Cassidy
- Check and Double Check (1930) (Movie) (2)
Roscoe Ates...Brother Arthur
Duke Ellington...Orchestra - City Girl (1930) (Movie) (2)
Roscoe Ates...Reaper
Charles Lane...Man at Train Station
- Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) (Movie) (2)
Harry Barris...Harry
Bing Crosby...Bing
- Curse of the Fly (1965) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Henri Delambre
J. Carrol Naish...Logan Dolan
- Destry Rides Again (1939) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Kent
Warren Hymer...Bugs Watson
- Detective Story (1951) (Movie) (2)
Horace McMahon...Lt. MonaghanDonald Kerr...Cabbie
- Doctor Rhythm (1938) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Dr. Bill Remsen
Louis Armstrong...Trumpet Player
- Double or Nothing (1937) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...'Lefty' Boylan
Harry Barris...Sing Orchestra Leader
- Dr. Broadway (1942) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...Jack Venner
Warren Hymer...Maxie the Goat
- Drums of the Desert (1940) (Movie) (2)
Mantan Moreland...Sergeant 'Blue' WilliamsDonald Kerr...Hospital Attendant
- Duffy's Tavern (1945) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Bing Crosby
Brian Donlevy...Brian Donlevy
- Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Doc Prouty
Mantan Moreland...Roy Johnson
- Fast Company (1938) (Movie) (2)
Minor Watson...Steve Langner
Horace McMahon...Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
- Forty Naughty Girls (1937) (Movie) (2)
Barbara Pepper...AliceDonald Kerr...Call Boy
- Glory Alley (1952) (Movie) (2)
Louis Armstrong...Shadow JohnsonJack Teagarden...Musician
- Going Places (1938) (Movie) (2)
Louis Armstrong...Gabe
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Groom
- Gone with the Wind (1940) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Aunt Pittypat's Coachman 'Uncle Peter'
Roscoe Ates...Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)
- Here Comes the Band (1935) (Movie) (2)
Ted Lewis...Ted Lowry
Charles Lane...Mr. Scurry - High Society (1956) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...C. K. Dexter-Haven
Louis Armstrong...Himself
- Hold 'Em Jail (1932) (Movie) (2)
Roscoe Ates...Slippery Sam Brown
Warren Hymer...Steele
- Hollywood Hotel (1937) (Movie) (2)
Benny Goodman...Leader of His Orchestra
Paul Whiteman...Producer at Callahan's Drive In (uncredited)
- Honeymoon in Bali (1939) (Movie) (2)
Carolyn Lee...Rosie
Charles Lane...Photographer (uncredited) - I Dood It (1943) (Movie) (2)
Jimmy Dorsey...Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Tommy Dorsey...Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
- I Love That Man (1933) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Mousey
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Charlie - Porter (uncredited)
- Irish Luck (1939) (Movie) (2)
Mantan Moreland...JeffersonDonald Kerr...Reporter
- Is Everybody Happy? (1943) (Movie) (2)
Ted Lewis...Ted Lewis
Harry Barris...Bob
- It's Black Entertainment (2002) (Movie) (2)
Louis Armstrong...Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington...Self (archive footage)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Second Cab Driver
Charles Lane...Airport Manager
- Jail House Blues (1942) (Movie) (2)
Horace McMahon...Swifty
Warren Hymer...Big Foot Louie
- Jazz Evolution (2008) (Movie) (2)
Duke Ellington...Piano
Louis Armstrong...Trumpet
- Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) (Movie) (2)
Louis Armstrong...Jack Teagarden...
- Joan of Arc (1948) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
Cecil Kellaway...Jean le Maistre, Inquisitor of Rouen
- Johnny Apollo (1940) (Movie) (2)
Harry Rosenthal...Piano Player
Charles Lane...Assistant D.A.
- Joy of Living (1938) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Mike
Charles Lane...Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
- Kentucky (1938) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Auctioneer
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Groom
- King of Jazz (1930) (Movie) (2)
Paul Whiteman...Paul Whiteman
Bing Crosby...Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
- Love Thy Neighbor (1940) (Movie) (2)
Mary Martin...Mary Allen
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rochester
- Lucky Night (1939) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...CarpenterDonald Kerr...Seller in Play Palace (uncredited)
- Main Street to Broadway (1953) (Movie) (2)
Mary Martin...SelfPerry Botkin Sr....Ukelele Player (uncredited)
- Man About Town (1939) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rochester
Cecil Kellaway...Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Me and the Boys (1929) (Movie) (2)
Benny Goodman...Jack Teagarden...
- Mexican Spitfire (1940) (Movie) (2)
Cecil Kellaway...Mr. ChumleyDonald Kerr...Taxi Driver
- Millionaire Playboy (1940) (Movie) (2)
Mantan Moreland...BellhopDonald Kerr...Sporting Goods Store Proprietor
- Millionaires in Prison (1940) (Movie) (2)
Horace McMahon...Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon)Donald Kerr...Prison Library Clerk (uncredited)
- Mission to Moscow (1943) (Movie) (2)
Minor Watson...Loy Henderson
Charles Lane...Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Hallor (uncredited)
Warren Hymer...Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...NoseyDonald Kerr...Reporter (uncredited)
- Music for Madame (1937) (Movie) (2)
Donald Kerr...Movie Set Assistant (Voice) (Uncredited)
Barbara Pepper...Blonde on Bus (Uncredited)
- Mysterious Intruder (1946) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Detective BurnsDonald Kerr...Reporter (Uncredited)
- Navy Blues (1937) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Gerald "Biff" Jones
Horace McMahon...Gateleg
- New York Confidential (1955) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...Ben DagajanianDonald Kerr...
- News Is Made at Night (1939) (Movie) (2)
Minor Watson...Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey
Charles Lane...District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
- Obliging Young Lady (1942) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Private Detective SmithDonald Kerr...Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974) (Movie) (2)
Duke Ellington...Himself
Louis Armstrong...Himself
- On the Spot (1940) (Movie) (2)
Mantan Moreland...Jefferson WhiteDonald Kerr...Reporter in Phone Booth
- One Mile From Heaven (1937) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Henry Bangs
Charles Lane...Webb
- One Thrilling Night (1942) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Pat Callahan
Barbara Pepper...Lettie
- Pennies from Heaven (1936) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Larry Poole
Louis Armstrong...Henry
- Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) (Movie) (2)
Perry Botkin Sr....Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)Donald Kerr...Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
- Phantom Killer (1942) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Police Sgt. Pete Corrigan
Mantan Moreland...Nicodemus
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943) (Movie) (2)
Tommy Dorsey...Tommy DorseyHarry Rosenthal...Pianist
- Primrose Path (1940) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Mr. 'Smitty' Smith / Hawkins (uncredited)Donald Kerr...Sailor in Bluebell
- Public Wedding (1937) (Movie) (2)
Horace McMahon...Reporter
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Man Carrying Coat
- Queen of the Mob (1940) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...George Frost
Charles Lane...Horace Grimley
- Rhythm on the Range (1936) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Jeff Larabee
Warren Hymer...Big Brain
- Ride the Man Down (1952) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Bide Marriner
J. Carrol Naish...Sheriff Joe Kneen
- Riding High (1950) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Dan Brooks
Charles Lane...Erickson
- Rose of Washington Square (1939) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Sam Kress
Horace McMahon...Irving
- Sea Racketeers (1937) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Mate 'Spud' Jones
J. Carrol Naish...Harry Durant
- Second Fiddle (1939) (Movie) (2)
Donald Kerr...Pool Party Photographer
Charles Lane...Studio Chief
- Shakedown (1950) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Nick PalmerDonald Kerr...
- She Loves Me Not (1934) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Paul Lawton
Warren Hymer...Mugg Schnitzel
- So's Your Uncle (1943) (Movie) (2)
Jack Teagarden...HimselfDonald Kerr...Chauffeur
- South of Dixie (1944) (Movie) (2)
Mantan Moreland...The PorterDonald Kerr...Newspaper Reporter
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) (Movie) (2)
Horace McMahon...Horace MacMahon
Benny Goodman...Benny Goodman
- Sunday Punch (1942) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...Matt Bassler
Charles Lane...Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
- Tales of Manhattan (1942) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rev. Lazarus
J. Carrol Naish...Burglar - Robber #1
- Taming the Wild (1936) (Movie) (2)
Barbara Pepper...Hazel WhiteDonald Kerr...Jimmy Taylor - Reporter
- Television Spy (1939) (Movie) (2)
Minor Watson...Burton Lawson
Charles Lane...Mr. Adler
- Tell No Tales (1939) (Movie) (2)
Ruby Elzy...Woman in Chair at the Wake (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland...Sport Black at the Wake (uncredited) - That's Entertainment! (1974) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Himself - Host / Narrator
J. Carrol Naish...(archive footage) (uncredited)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...(archive footage)
J. Carrol Naish...(archive footage)
- The Big Shot (1937) (Movie) (2)
Barbara Pepper...MamieDonald Kerr...Mac
- The Bing Crosby Show (1962) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Himself
Mary Martin...Herself
- The Edsel Show (1957) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Self
Louis Armstrong...Self
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) (Movie) (2)
Roscoe Ates...Oscar Snake-Eyes Smith
Roscoe Ates...Jim Blakely
- The Great Man's Lady (1942) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Steely Edwards
Charles Lane...Pierce (uncredited)
- The Great McGinty (1940) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Daniel 'Dan' McGintyHarry Rosenthal...Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard
- The Jazz Ambassadors (2018) (Movie) (2)
Louis Armstrong...Himself (archive footage)
Duke Ellington...Himself (archive footage)
- The Lady Eve (1941) (Movie) (2)
Barbara Pepper...Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited)Harry Rosenthal...Piano Tuner (uncredited)
- The Lady in the Morgue (1938) (Movie) (2)
Barbara Pepper...Kay RenshawDonald Kerr...Greening
- The Leather Pushers (1940) (Movie) (2)
Horace McMahon...Slugger Mears
Charles Lane...Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
- The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Himself (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong...Himself (archive footage)
- The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...Governor McGintyHarry Rosenthal...Mr. Schwartz (uncredited)
- The Mouthpiece (1932) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...Tony Rocco
Charles Lane...Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
- The Music Man (1962) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Constable
Barbara Pepper...Mrs. Hawkes
- The Naughty Nineties (1945) (Movie) (2)
Donald Kerr...Croupier (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper...Gilded Cage Hostess (uncredited)
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) (Movie) (2)
Roscoe Ates...Fourth Member Ale and Quail ClubHarry Rosenthal...Orchestra Leader
- The Past of Mary Holmes (1933) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...Gary Kent
Roscoe Ates...Bill-poster Klondike
- The Remarkable Andrew (1942) (Movie) (2)
Brian Donlevy...General Andrew Jackson
Minor Watson...District Attorney Orville Beamish
- The Shining Future (1944) (Movie) (2)
Benny Goodman...Self
Bing Crosby...Self
- The Story Of The Blues (2004) (Movie) (2)
Duke Ellington...Himself
Louis Armstrong...Himself
- They Made Me a Criminal (1939) (Movie) (2)
Barbara Pepper...Budgie MasseyDonald Kerr...Man in Ring After First Fight (uncredited)
- True to Life (1943) (Movie) (2)
Mary Martin...Bonnie PorterDonald Kerr...Guide on Bus
- Two for Tonight (1935) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Gilbert Gordon
Charles Lane...Writer
- Variety Girl (1947) (Movie) (2)
Bing Crosby...Hiimself
Cecil Kellaway...Himself
- Viva Cisco Kid (1940) (Movie) (2)
Minor Watson...Jesse Allen
Mantan Moreland...Memphis - The Cook
- Wake Up and Live (1937) (Movie) (2)
Warren Hymer...Poker-Playing Thug
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Elevator Operator
- We Who Are About to Die (1937) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...Nick TrottiDonald Kerr...Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
- We Who Are Young (1940) (Movie) (2)
Charles Lane...Perkins
Horace McMahon...Foreman
- West Point Widow (1941) (Movie) (2)
Cecil Kellaway...Dr. Spencer
Harry Barris...Hot Dog Vendor
- While New York Sleeps (1938) (Movie) (2)
Minor Watson...Charles MacFarland
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Janitor
- Yaqui Drums (1956) (Movie) (2)
J. Carrol Naish...Yacqi JackDonald Kerr...Saloon Piano Player
- You Can Change The World (1950) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Rochester
Bing Crosby...Himself
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) (Movie) (2)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...Donald
Charles Lane...Henderson
