A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

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1948
1h 53m
6.3(44 votes)
Comedy
Music

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Danny Kaye
Acting

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Virginia Mayo
Acting

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Benny Goodman
Acting

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey
Acting

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong
Acting

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton
Acting

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet
Acting

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Mel Powell
Acting

Ford Washington Lee

Buck

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John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles

John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Acting

Page Cavanaugh

Page Cavanaugh

Page Cavanaugh
Acting

Al Viola

Al Viola

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Lloyd Pratt

Lloyd Pratt

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Acting

Orlandus Wilson

Orlandus Wilson

Orlandus Wilson
Acting

Henry Owens

Henry Owens

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Willie Johnson

Willie Johnson

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Clyde Riddick

Clyde Riddick

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Russo do Pandeiro

Russo

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Hugh Herbert

Professor Twingle

Hugh Herbert
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Steve Cochran

Tony Crow

Steve Cochran
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J. Edward Bromberg

Dr. Elfini

J. Edward Bromberg
Acting

Felix Bressart

Professor Gerkikoff

Felix Bressart
Acting

Ludwig Stössel

Professor Träumer

Ludwig Stössel
Acting

O.Z. Whitehead

Professor Oddly

O.Z. Whitehead
Acting

Esther Dale

Miss Bragg

Esther Dale
Acting

Mary Field

Miss Totten

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Howland Chamberlain

Mr. Setter

Howland Chamberlain
Acting

Paul Langton

Joe

Paul Langton
Acting

Sidney Blackmer

Adams

Sidney Blackmer
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Ben Welden

Monte

Ben Welden
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Ben Chasen

Ben

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Peter Virgo

Louis

Peter Virgo
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Harry Babasin

Bass

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Louie Bellson

Drums

Louie Bellson
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Alton Hendrickson

Guitar

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Sound

Laurindo Almeida

Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)

Laurindo Almeida
Acting

Sue George

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Sue George
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Milicent Patrick

Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)

Milicent Patrick

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