26 Mar 1938
Jezebel
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Birth of the Blues
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !
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.
Top Billed Cast
Bing Crosby Jeff Lambert
Mary Martin Betty Lou Cobb
Brian Donlevy Memphis
Carolyn Lee Aunt Phoebe Cobb
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Louey
J. Carrol Naish Blackie
Warren Hymer Limpy
Horace McMahon Wolf
Ruby Elzy Ruby
Jack Teagarden Pepper
Danny Beck Deek
Harry Barris Suds
Minor Watson Henri Lambert
Harry Rosenthal Piano Player
Donald Kerr Skeeter, Barbershop Musician
Barbara Pepper Maizie
Cecil Kellaway Granet
Ronnie Cosby Jeff as a Boy
Ted Lewis Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington Self (archive footage)
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