Carolina Blues is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Joseph Hoffman, Al Martin and Jack Henley. The film stars Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, Jeff Donnell, Howard Freeman, Georgia Carroll, M.A. Bogue, Harry Babbitt and Sully Mason. The film was released on December 20, 1944, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Kay Kyser (Kay Kyser) and his band get back to North Carolina after a long USO visit. Rather than taking a rest, the band plays at a close by shipyard. There, Kay meets Julie Carver (Ann Miller), a fabulous vocalist whom Kay botches for the shipyard proprietor's little girl. Kay's standard vocalist, Georgia Carroll (Georgia Carroll), needs Julie to fill in for her so she can leave the band and get hitched. Kay concurs simply after Julie can bait a well off comparative with their show. Cast Kay Kyser as Kay Kyser Ann Miller as Julie Carver Victor Moore as Phineas / Elliott / Hiriam / Horatio / Aunt Martha / Aunt Minerva Carver Jeff Donnell as Charlotte Barton Howard Freeman as Tom Gordon Georgia Carroll as Georgia Carroll M.A. Bogue as Ish Kabibble Harry Babbitt as Harry Babbitt Sully Mason as Sully Mason Harold Nicholas as Dance Specialty Marie Bryant as Dancer in 'Mr. Beebe' Elvia Allman as Loud Kyser Fan June Richmond as Singer in 'Mr. Beebe' Number References External links 1944 films American comedy films 1944 comedy films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Leigh Jason American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films