Birth of the Blues (1941) | Full Cast

Victor Schertzinger

DIRECTOR

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

Perry Botkin Sr.

Leo

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

Ted Lewis

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman

Rose Allen

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Joyce Arleen

Child in Theater (uncredited)

Roscoe Ates

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Kathryn Bates

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)

Mildred Boyd

Cake Walker (uncredited)

Nell Craig

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

Cake Walker (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

Jake - Thug (uncredited)

Pearl Early

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Dowager in Cafe (uncredited)

Edward Emerson

Mayor's Son in Cafe (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

John Gallaudet

Dude in Pool Parlor (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

Fat Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

Patsy Hunter

Cake Walker (uncredited)

Brandon Hurst

Headwaiter in Cafe (uncredited)

Mae E. Johnson

Cake Walker (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Theater (uncredited)

Matthew Jones

Cake Walker (uncredited)

Yvonne Jungquist

Girl in Illustrated Slides (uncredited)

Alice Keating

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Richard Keene

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Wilbur - Theater Manager (uncredited)

Jeni Le Gon

Black Girl in Jail (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

Man Outside of Jail (uncredited)

James T. Mack

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Black Clarinet Player (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller

Skinny Man in Cafe (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Cafe Diner (uncredited)

Mantan Moreland

Black Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

Dance Extra (uncredited)

Oscar Polk

Man in Jail (uncredited)

Victor Potel

Trumpet Player in Beer Garden (uncredited)

Lillian Randolph

Cake Walker (uncredited)

Keith Richards

Man in Illustrated Slides (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Fat Man Sleeping in Theater (uncredited)

Baby Face Roberts

Cake Walker (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited)

Hayden Stevenson

Stagehand (uncredited)

Bess Wade

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Evelyn West

Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Pat West

Proprietor of Pool Hall (uncredited)

Ernest Whitman

Fancy-Pants, Doorman (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Man Outside of Jail (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited)