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7 November 1941 (USA) moreTagline:
Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !Plot:
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Bad Beyond Belief moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bing Crosby | ... | Jeff Lambert |
 | Mary Martin | ... | Betty Lou Cobb |
 | Brian Donlevy | ... | Memphis |
 | Carolyn Lee | ... | Aunt Phoebe Cobb |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | Louey (as Rochester) |
| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Blackie |
| Warren Hymer | ... | Limpy |
| Horace McMahon | ... | Wolf (as Horace MacMahon) |
| Ruby Elzy | ... | Ruby |
| Jack Teagarden | ... | Pepper |
| Danny Beck | ... | Deek |
| Harry Barris | ... | Suds |
| Perry Botkin Sr. | ... | Leo |
| Minor Watson | ... | Henri Lambert |
| Harry Rosenthal | ... | Piano player |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Fun Stuff
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. moreSoundtrack:
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This film is gawd awful from first second to last second. Its purported story of the birth of the blues (jazz) in New Orleans is the worst re-write of history I've encountered and filled with racist-stereotypes to the hilt. Even Crosby can't save this mess. Yeah, he sings well, but never does he come near his best. Yeah, Mary Martin has a wonderful voice and range, but here she has none of her famed piz-zazz and charisma. Whether this is because her abundant stage charisma didn't work on film or it is the fault of the director is not ascertainable here. Jack Teagarden proves in his playing, why he is a legend, but he can't act at all. Gone is the bon homme of film clips featuring him performing with the great Luis Armstrong, who fortunately wasn't offered this "white" wash of the real origins of jazz.