A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born (1948)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Music
  • Release Date: 1948-10-19
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 38 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Howard Hawks
star 6.5/10
From 38 Ratings
6.9

Summary

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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  • Danny Kaye

    as Professor Hobart Frisbee
  • Virginia Mayo

    as Honey Swanson
  • Benny Goodman

    as Professor Magenbruch
  • Tommy Dorsey

    as Tommy Dorsey
  • Louis Armstrong

    as Louis Armstrong
  • Lionel Hampton

    as Lionel Hampton
  • Charlie Barnet

    as Charlie Barnet
  • Mel Powell

    as Mel Powell
  • Laurindo Almeida

    as Laurindo Almeida
  • Ford Washington Lee

    as Buck
  • Hugh Herbert

    as Professor Twingle
  • Steve Cochran

    as Tony Crow
  • J. Edward Bromberg

    as Dr. Elfini
  • Felix Bressart

    as Professor Gerkikoff
  • Ludwig Stössel

    as Professor Traumer
  • O. Z. Whitehead

    as Professor Oddly
  • Esther Dale

    as Miss Bragg
  • Mary Field

    as Miss Totten
  • Howland Chamberlain

    as Mr. Setter
  • Paul Langton

    as Joe
  • Sidney Blackmer

    as Adams
  • Ben Welden

    as Monte
  • Ben Chasen

    as Ben
  • Peter Virgo

    as Louis
  • Harry Babasin

    as Bass
  • Louie Bellson

    as Drums
  • Alton Hendrickson

    as Guitar
  • Sue George

    as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
  • Milicent Patrick

    as Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)
Writing Billy Wilder Writer
Directing Howard Hawks Director
Writing Thomas Monroe Writer
Writing Harry Tugend Adaptation
Production Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Camera Gregg Toland Director of Photography
Editing Daniel Mandell Editor
Art Perry Ferguson Art Direction
Art George Jenkins Art Direction
Art Julia Heron Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Irene Sharaff Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Marie Clark Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Robert Stephanoff Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Mel Berns Makeup Department Head
Sound Fred Lau Sound Recordist
Sound Hugo Friedhofer Music
Sound Emil Newman Music

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