CinemaOSMovie · 1948 · 1h 53m · NR

A Song Is Born

...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!

65%(48)IMDbComedyMusic

The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.

Directed byHoward Hawks

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
EN
Released
October 19, 1948
Budget
$2,400,000
Studios
Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles

Creative team
Directed by
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Written by
Thomas Monroe
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn

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