Irving Berlin's Blue skies /
Birth of the Blues: As a child, Jeff Lambert hangs out in New Orleans' Basin Street, playing hot swing on his clarinet instead of the classics his father prefers. He's inspired by an African-American group there and, some years later, at the turn of the century, sets out to form a jazz ban...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed captioned. Soundtrack in English, with English, Spanish, and French subtitles. |
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Universal City, CA :
Universal,
[2003]
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| Series: | Bing Crosby collection.
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| Summary: | Birth of the Blues: As a child, Jeff Lambert hangs out in New Orleans' Basin Street, playing hot swing on his clarinet instead of the classics his father prefers. He's inspired by an African-American group there and, some years later, at the turn of the century, sets out to form a jazz band of his own. Patterned after the story of trombonist Jack Teagarden of the Original Dixieland Jazz Group. Blue Skies: Dancing star Jed Potter and singer/nightclub owner Johnny Adams are both in love with songstress Mary O'Hara. She marries Johnny, but his passion for buying and selling nightclubs drives them apart. So Jed steps in, hoping to win Mary's heart - until fate steps in and changes the lives of all three. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as motion pictures: Blue skies in 1946, Birth of the blues in 1941. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (182 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.; full frame; aspect ratio 1.33:1; dual layer; region 1; NTSC. |
| Production Credits: | Birth of the Blues: Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, Paul Weatherwax ; costumes, Edith Head. Blue Skies: Director of photography, Charles Lang Jr., William Snyder ; editor, Leroy Stone ; lyrics and music, Irving Berlin. |
| ISBN: | 0783276869 9780783276861 |