Birth of the Blues - Production & Contact Info

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74 cast members

Name	Known for
Bing Crosby Jeff Lambert Jeff Lambert See fewer	White Christmas (1954)
Mary Martin Betty Lou Cobb Betty Lou Cobb See fewer	Peter Pan (1960)
Brian Donlevy Memphis Memphis See fewer	Beau Geste (1939)
Carolyn Lee Aunt Phoebe Cobb Aunt Phoebe Cobb See fewer	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Louey (as Rochester) Louey (as Rochester) See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
J. Carrol Naish Blackie Blackie See fewer	Sahara (I) (1943)
Warren Hymer Limpy Limpy See fewer	Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Horace McMahon Wolf (as Horace MacMahon) Wolf (as Horace MacMahon) See fewer	Detective Story (1951)
Ruby Elzy Ruby Ruby See fewer	The Emperor Jones (1933)
Jack Teagarden Pepper Pepper See fewer	Reminiscence (2021)
Danny Beck Deek Deek See fewer	Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
Harry Barris Suds Suds See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)
Perry Botkin Sr. Leo (as Perry Botkin) Leo (as Perry Botkin) See fewer	Murder by Contract (1958)
Minor Watson Henri Lambert Henri Lambert See fewer	Beyond the Forest (1949)
Harry Rosenthal Piano Player Piano Player See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Donald Kerr Skeeter, Barbershop Musician Skeeter, Barbershop Musician See fewer	Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Barbara Pepper Maizie Maizie See fewer	Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Cecil Kellaway Granet Granet See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Ronnie Cosby Jeff as a Boy (as Ronnie Cosbey) Jeff as a Boy (as Ronnie Cosbey) See fewer	Boulder Dam (1936)
Ted Lewis Ted Lewis Ted Lewis See fewer	Seabiscuit (2003)
Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Duke Ellington See fewer	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong See fewer	High Society (1956)
Tommy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey See fewer	Ship Ahoy (1942)
Jimmy Dorsey Jimmy Dorsey Jimmy Dorsey See fewer	I Dood It (1943)
Benny Goodman Benny Goodman Benny Goodman See fewer	Allied (2016)
Paul Whiteman Paul Whiteman Paul Whiteman See fewer	Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Rose Allen Woman in Theater (uncredited) Woman in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	Gang Busters (1952)
Joyce Arleen Child in Theater (uncredited) Child in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	The Gay Sisters (1942)
Roscoe Ates Cab Driver (uncredited) Cab Driver (uncredited) See fewer	Freaks (1932)
Kathryn Bates Woman in Theater (uncredited) Woman in Theater (uncredited) See fewer
Brooks Benedict Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
Mildred Boyd Cake Walker (uncredited) Cake Walker (uncredited) See fewer	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
Nell Craig Woman in Theater (uncredited) Woman in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	3 Men in White (1944)
Dudley Dickerson Cake Walker (uncredited) Cake Walker (uncredited) See fewer	Hold That Lion! (1947)
Jimmie Dundee Jake - Thug (uncredited) Jake - Thug (uncredited) See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Pearl Early Woman in Theater (uncredited) Woman in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	Springtime in Texas (1945)
Sarah Edwards Dowager in Cafe (uncredited) Dowager in Cafe (uncredited) See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edward Emerson Mayor's Son in Cafe (uncredited) Mayor's Son in Cafe (uncredited) See fewer	I Cover Chinatown (1936)
Betty Farrington Woman in Theater (uncredited) Woman in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	Rescue 8 (1958)
John Gallaudet Dude in Pool Parlor (uncredited) Dude in Pool Parlor (uncredited) See fewer	In Cold Blood (1967)
Grace Hayle Fat Woman in Cafe (uncredited) Fat Woman in Cafe (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Patsy Hunter Cake Walker (uncredited) Cake Walker (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
Brandon Hurst Headwaiter in Cafe (uncredited) Headwaiter in Cafe (uncredited) See fewer	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (I) (1920)
Mae E. Johnson Cake Walker (uncredited) Cake Walker (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
Payne B. Johnson Boy in Theater (uncredited) Boy in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	Cousin Wilbur (1939)
Matthew Jones Cake Walker (uncredited) Cake Walker (uncredited) See fewer	Am I Guilty? (1940)
Yvonne Jungquist Girl in Illustrated Slides (uncredited) Girl in Illustrated Slides (uncredited) See fewer
Alice Keating Woman in Theater (uncredited) Woman in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	In the Days of Saint Patrick (1920)
Richard Keene Stage Manager (uncredited) Stage Manager (uncredited) See fewer	Murder Is My Business (1946)
Charles Lane Wilbur - Theater Manager (uncredited) Wilbur - Theater Manager (uncredited) See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Jeni Le Gon Black Girl in Jail (uncredited) Black Girl in Jail (uncredited) See fewer	Arabian Nights (1942)
Jimmie Lucas Man Outside of Jail (uncredited) Man Outside of Jail (uncredited) See fewer	Adventure's End (1937)
James T. Mack Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited) See fewer	Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
Sam McDaniel Black Clarinet Player (uncredited) Black Clarinet Player (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Lie (1941)
John 'Skins' Miller Skinny Man in Cafe (uncredited) Skinny Man in Cafe (uncredited) See fewer	Men of San Quentin (1942)
Bert Moorhouse Cafe Diner (uncredited) Cafe Diner (uncredited) See fewer	Rough Ridin' Red (1928)
Mantan Moreland Black Trumpet Player (uncredited) Black Trumpet Player (uncredited) See fewer	Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
Edmund Mortimer Cafe Patron (uncredited) Cafe Patron (uncredited) See fewer	The Broad Road (1923)
Joe Ploski Dance Extra (uncredited) Dance Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
Oscar Polk Man in Jail (uncredited) Man in Jail (uncredited) See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Victor Potel Trumpet Player in Beer Garden (uncredited) Trumpet Player in Beer Garden (uncredited) See fewer	The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)
Lillian Randolph Cake Walker (uncredited) Cake Walker (uncredited) See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Keith Richards Man in Illustrated Slides (uncredited) Man in Illustrated Slides (uncredited) See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Cyril Ring Cafe Patron (uncredited) Cafe Patron (uncredited) See fewer	The Cocoanuts (1929)
Bert Roach Fat Man Sleeping in Theater (uncredited) Fat Man Sleeping in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	So Long Letty (1929)
Baby Face Roberts Cake Walker (uncredited) Cake Walker (uncredited) See fewer
Constantine Romanoff One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited) One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited) See fewer	The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
Hayden Stevenson Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited) See fewer	The Abysmal Brute (1923)
Bess Wade Woman in Theater (uncredited) Woman in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	The Velvet Touch (1948)
Evelyn West Woman in Theater (uncredited) Woman in Theater (uncredited) See fewer	A Night at the Follies (1947)
Pat West Proprietor of Pool Hall (uncredited) Proprietor of Pool Hall (uncredited) See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Ernest Whitman Fancy-Pants, Doorman (uncredited) Fancy-Pants, Doorman (uncredited) See fewer	The Green Pastures (1936)
Guy Wilkerson Man Outside of Jail (uncredited) Man Outside of Jail (uncredited) See fewer	The Fugitive (1963)
Harry Wilson One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited) One of Blackie's Thugs (uncredited) See fewer	Some Like It Hot (1959)

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