A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

1948
1h 53m
6.3

6.3/10

45 votes • View on IMDb

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

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $2,400,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 19, 1948
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0040820

Cast

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
Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett
John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles

Page Cavanaugh
Page Cavanaugh

Page Cavanaugh

Al Viola
Al Viola

Al Viola

Key Crew

Howard Hawks
Director
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer