Bye Bye Blues

Bye Bye Blues

117 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Sept. 9, 1989

Story about a WWII wife & mother who joins a local dance band to provide for family while husband at war. Romantic involvement with one of the band members make her decisions difficult when husband returns from war. Story watches the progression of the band as it grows into a popular, successful recording and touring group. Excellent music and soundtrack.

Bye Bye Blues

117 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Sept. 9, 1989

Bye Bye Blues
Story about a WWII wife & mother who joins a local dance band to provide for family while husband at war. Romantic involvement with one of the band members make her decisions difficult when husband returns from war. Story watches the progression of the band as it grows into a popular, successful recording and touring group. Excellent music and soundtrack.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Téléfilm Canada, Monarch Home Video, National Film Board of Canada, Circle Films, CITY-TV, Artificial Eye, Allarcom Limited, Image Organization, Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation, Transvideo, CFCN Television, True Blue Productions
Original title Bye Bye Blues
Directors Penny Hynam, Patrice Leung, Anne Wheeler
Writers Anne Wheeler

Cast

Michael Ontkean

as Teddy Cooper

Rebecca Jenkins

as Daisy Cooper

Chad Krowchuk

as Richard Cooper (5 years)

Jyoti Dhembre

as Iyah (Nanny)

Sumant Mastaher

as Jalal (Head Bearer)

Tom Alter

as Gilbert Wilson

Mohan Agashe

as Rug Merchant

Susan Wooldridge

as Lady Wilson

Vincent Gale

as Will Wright

Leslie Yeo

as Arthur Wright

Ron Carothers

as Porter

Kate Reid

as Mary Wright

Robyn Stevan

as Frances Cooper

Sheila Moore

as Doreen Cooper

Luke Reilly

as Max Gramley

Wayne Robson

as Pete

Susan Sneath

as Joyce Kuchera

Stuart Margolin

as Slim Godfrey

Kaye Grieve

as Drunk Woman

Leon Pownall

as Bernie Blitzer

Kirk Duffee

as Richard Cooper (9 years)

Aaron Goettel

as Billy

Margaret Bard

as Woman in Ladies Room

Laurie Bardsley

as Clarinet Player

Hamish Boyd

as Returning P.O.W.

Timothy E. Brummund

as Principal Dancer

Ross Campbell

as Saxophone Player

Jennifer Darlene Connors-Hollett

as Emma Cooper (1 year)

Beverley Elliott

as Rosie

Blayne Fowler

as Harvard Pilot

Gary Koliger

as Guitar Player

Aline Levasseur

as Emma Cooper

Aline Levasseur

as Emma Cooper

Aline Levasseur

as Emma Cooper

Frank Manfredi

as Brad

Murray McCune

as Returning P.O.W.

John Walters

as Happy Dancing Man

Harry S. Truman

as Himself (Voice) (Archive Footage)