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 42 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 42 Ratings

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 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

  • Ford Washington Lee

    as Buck

  • John 'Bubbles' Sublett

    as Bubbles

  • Page Cavanaugh

    as Page Cavanaugh

  • Al Viola

    as Al Viola

  • Lloyd Pratt

    as Lloyd Pratt

  • Orlandus Wilson

    as Orlandus Wilson

  • Henry Owens

    as Henry Owens

  • Willie Johnson

    as Willie Johnson

  • Clyde Riddick

    as Clyde Riddick

  • Russo do Pandeiro

    as Russo

  • 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 Träumer

  • 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

  • Laurindo Almeida

    as Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)

  • Sue George

    as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

  • Milicent Patrick

    as Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)
Directing Howard Hawks Director
Camera Gregg Toland Director of Photography
Art George Jenkins Art Direction
Art Perry Ferguson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Robert Stephanoff Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Marie Clark Hairstylist
Editing Daniel Mandell Editor
Costume & Make-Up Irene Sharaff Costume Design
Production Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Art Julia Heron Set Decoration
Sound Emil Newman Original Music Composer
Sound Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer
Writing Thomas Monroe Story
Writing Don Raye Lyricist
Sound Hugo Friedhofer Music Director
Writing Gene de Paul Lyricist
Writing Billy Wilder Story
Sound Emil Newman Music Director
Crew John P. Fulton Special Effects
Sound Sonny Burke Orchestrator
Sound Don Raye Original Music Composer
Sound Fred Lau Sound Recordist

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