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Cast
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Bing Crosby | As: Jeff Lambert |
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Mary Martin | As: Betty Lou Cobb |
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Brian Donlevy | As: Memphis |
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Carolyn Lee | As: Aunt Phoebe Cobb |
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | As: Louey |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm ! |
| Certification: | NR |
Cast
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Bing Crosby |
Jeff Lambert |
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Mary Martin |
Betty Lou Cobb |
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Brian Donlevy |
Memphis |
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Carolyn Lee |
Aunt Phoebe Cobb |
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson |
Louey |
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J. Carrol Naish |
Blackie |
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Warren Hymer |
Limpy |
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Horace McMahon |
Wolf |
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Ruby Elzy |
Ruby |
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Jack Teagarden |
Pepper |
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Danny Beck |
Deek |
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Harry Barris |
Suds |
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Perry Botkin Sr. |
Leo |
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Minor Watson |
Henri Lambert |
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Harry Rosenthal |
Piano Player |
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Donald Kerr |
Skeeter, Barbershop Musician |
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Barbara Pepper |
Maizie |
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Cecil Kellaway |
Granet |
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Ronnie Cosby |
Jeff as a Boy |
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Ted Lewis |
Self (archive footage) |
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Duke Ellington |
Self (archive footage) |
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Louis Armstrong |
Self (archive footage) |
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Tommy Dorsey |
Self (archive footage) |
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Jimmy Dorsey |
Self (archive footage) |
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Benny Goodman |
Self (archive footage) |
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Paul Whiteman |
Self (archive footage) |
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Roscoe Ates |
Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Charles Lane |
Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited) |
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Mantan Moreland |
Black Trumpet Player (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Victor Schertzinger |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Harry Tugend |
Story |
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Walter DeLeon |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Monta Bell |
Producer |
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Buddy G. DeSylva |
Producer |
Edited By
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Paul Weatherwax |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Edith Head |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Robert Emmett Dolan |
Music |
Visual Effects
Camera
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William C. Mellor |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Hans Dreier |
Art Direction |
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Ernst Fegté |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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