• Title not yet reviewed...

• Please review this title

  We will publish your review of Bing Crosby Collection - Birth Of The Blues / Blue Skies on DVD within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.
  None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

  Name

  Email

  Rating

  Synopsis (optional)

  Review

  Submit

  Thank you - we will review and publish your review shortly.

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.  A fantastic double bill from the legendary Bing Crosby. Birth Of The Blues (Dir. Victor Schertzinger, 1941): Bing Crosby and Mary Martin star as two jazz artists in the swinging world of 1920's New Orleans. Crosby is Jeff Lambert, a clarinet player who is out to start a band called the Basin Street Hot-Shots. When Betty Lou (Martin) joins as vocalist, romance ensues between everyone involved, stirring things up a bit. The film pays homage to Dixieland greats such as Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, and contains many musical numbers filled with cool clarinets and sizzling jam sessions, such as: "Birth of the Blues", "Melancholy Baby", "St. Louis Blues", and "St. James Infirmary." Blue Skies (Dir. Stuart Heisler, 1941): The owner of a nightclub (Crosby) and a dancing star (Astaire) play friends turned romantic rivals in this musical featuring the songs of Irving Berlin. A nostalgic, loosely constructed musical that follows the years-long rivalry between two musical stars who love the same woman. Paul Draper, rather than Astaire, was originally cast in the role of the disk jockey. Songs include: "Puttin' on the Ritz," "A Couple of Song and Dance Men," "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song." Actors Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Jack Teagarden, Carolyn Lee, Eddie Anderson, Brian Donlevy, Joan Caulfield, Fred Astaire, Billy De Wolfe & Olga San Juan Director Victor Schertzinger & Stuart Heisler Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1941 Screen Fullscreen 4:3 Languages English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono Subtitles English for the hard of hearing ; Czech ; Hungarian ; Polish ; Swedish ; Norwegian ; Finnish ; Danish ; Dutch

Bing Crosby double-bill. In 'Birth of the Blues' (1941), Crosby stars with Mary Martin as two jazz musicians in 1920s New Orleans, who team up to create a new musical sound at the same time as they fall in love. In 'Blue Skies' (1946), Crosby teams up with Fred Astaire as two friends turned romantic rivals, when they fall in love with the same woman. Featuring the music of Irving Berlin.