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.

• DirectorVictor Schertzinger
• Release7 November 1941
• Genre
  Music / Romance
• Duration1h 27m
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  6.0
  10 reviews
• Productions

  Paramount Pictures